Certain situations can trigger an episode of atrial fibrillation, including:
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Heart palpitations (pal-pih-TAY-shuns) are feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart. Stress, exercise, medication or, rarely, a medical condition can trigger them. Although heart palpitations can be worrisome, they’re usually harmless .
Read moreIs occasional heart flutter normal?
Palpitations are more common as you age. Usually, these occasional arrhythmias are nothing to worry about . But in some cases, extra or irregular beats can cause bothersome symptoms or lead to other types of sustained, rapid heart rhythms.
Read moreAre heart flutters everyday normal?
For most people, heart palpitations are a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence. Others have dozens of these heart flutters a day , sometimes so strong that they feel like a heart attack. Most palpitations are caused by a harmless hiccup in the heart’s rhythm. A few reflect a problem in the heart or elsewhere in the body.
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If your palpitations are accompanied by dizziness, fainting, shortness of breath, or chest pain , you should seek medical attention. “Palpitations can be caused by a wide range of abnormal heart rhythms.
Read moreWhat does a fluttering in the chest mean?
A fluttering sensation in your chest is a specific type of heart palpitation that may indicate an atrial flutter . This condition is the result of an arrhythmia that causes tachycardia, which is a fast heartbeat (more than 100 beats a minute).
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