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What Causes Pounding Of Heart?

I'm 59; have type 2 diabetes. I am overweight.

I am 5'7. I have had stress tests; holter monitors;

echos etc. I have mvp.

I intemittent wake up with pounding tachycardia;

with burning on the inside of both of my arms.

My heart actually pounds for nearly 20+ minutes.

What could it be?

Fri, 24 Feb 2017
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Cardiologist 's  Response
Hi,
you're having MVP, which is very commonly associated with such palpitations.
it's may be (supraventricular tachycardia )SVT which is very common in MVP.
whenever you've such palpitations, try measuring your pulse or better would be to the an ecg done.

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What Causes Pounding Of Heart?

Hi, you re having MVP, which is very commonly associated with such palpitations. it s may be (supraventricular tachycardia )SVT which is very common in MVP. whenever you ve such palpitations, try measuring your pulse or better would be to the an ecg done.