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What Causes Palpitations And Fluttering Sensation In The Chest?

I have been going to a cardiologist my heart has been fluttering and palpitating when it does it makes me smother and also gives me the shakes they have given me all kinds of test, ultra sound of my heart I have done the treadmill and also wore a heart monitor and I am fixing to wear it again for 24 hrs My doctor said all my test were great and even my blood work is good so she put me on Plavix and also metopolol the beta blocker. I don t understand why they cant find and answer,
Thu, 8 Feb 2018
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Hello!

I understand your concern and would explain that fluttering and heart palpitations could be related to potential arrhythmia episodes, which may be very infrequent and impossible to detect in routine ECG monitoring.

In such case, a more prolonged heart rhythm monitoring ( a week Holter) or a loop recorder could be beneficial results in this regard by detecting rate arrhythmic episodes.


Another alternative of chest fluttering not related to a cardiac arrhythmia may be diaphragm fluttering or intercostal muscles myoclonia.


In case no cardiac arrhythmia is concluded, then you should discuss with your attending doctor on the above mentioned alternatives.

Hope to have been helpful to you!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Palpitations And Fluttering Sensation In The Chest?

Hello! I understand your concern and would explain that fluttering and heart palpitations could be related to potential arrhythmia episodes, which may be very infrequent and impossible to detect in routine ECG monitoring. In such case, a more prolonged heart rhythm monitoring ( a week Holter) or a loop recorder could be beneficial results in this regard by detecting rate arrhythmic episodes. Another alternative of chest fluttering not related to a cardiac arrhythmia may be diaphragm fluttering or intercostal muscles myoclonia. In case no cardiac arrhythmia is concluded, then you should discuss with your attending doctor on the above mentioned alternatives. Hope to have been helpful to you! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri