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What Causes Increased Heart Beat?

Sometimes I will feel like my heart is beating too fast but when I check my heart rate, it feels normal. When I physically feel for my heart rate, it is normal but when I am just listening to my heart beat through my body, it feels too fast. What could be the cause of this?
Fri, 12 Aug 2016
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Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms may be related to anxiety.

Nevertheless, I recommend performing some tests to exclude other possible causes that may mimic this symptomatology:

- a resting ECG
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would examine better your heart rhythm trends through the day and exclude possible arrhythmia
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes).

If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your troubles.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Increased Heart Beat?

Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms may be related to anxiety. Nevertheless, I recommend performing some tests to exclude other possible causes that may mimic this symptomatology: - a resting ECG - an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would examine better your heart rhythm trends through the day and exclude possible arrhythmia - some blood lab tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes). If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your troubles. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri