Your heart may feel like it’s pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for just a few seconds or minutes. You may also feel these sensations in your throat or neck. Palpitations may seem alarming, but in most cases they’re harmless and are not a sign of a serious problem .
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People often describe these skips, flips and blips as heart palpitations or heart flutters. When they happen only once in a while, last only a second or two and can be traced to something you ate, drank or did (including, possibly, falling madly, deeply in love ) a fluttering heart is probably harmless.
Read moreWhat does a fluttering heart mean?
When your heart flutters 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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In atrial fibrillation, the atria beat irregularly. In atrial flutter, the atria beat regularly, but faster than usual and more often than the ventricles , so you may have four atrial beats to every one ventricular beat.
Read moreIs a flutter life threatening?
Although atrial flutter is usually not life-threatening at first , it does limit how well your heart pumps blood. This can cause a clot to form in your heart. If the clot breaks loose, it could lead to a stroke. Over time, atrial flutter can weaken your heart muscle.
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Treatments include:
Read moreWhat is a flutter of the heart?
Atrial flutter is a type of heart rhythm disorder in which the heart’s upper chambers (atria) beat too quickly . In atrial flutter, your heart’s upper chambers (atria) beat too quickly. This causes the heart to beat in a fast, but usually regular, rhythm.20 Kas 2020
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