How do I know if my heart is fluttering?

Palpitations can feel like the heart is fluttering, throbbing, flip-flopping, murmuring, or pounding . They can also feel like the heart skips a beat. Some people feel palpitations as a pounding in the chest or neck; others feel them as a general sense of unease.

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).

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).

Most of the time, heart palpitations are harmless and go away on their own . In some cases, however, there may be a medical reason behind them, called an arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). Even though they are common, heart palpitations can make you feel anxious and scared.

Most of the time, heart palpitations are harmless and go away on their own . In some cases, however, there may be a medical reason behind them, called an arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). Even though they are common, heart palpitations can make you feel anxious and scared.

Heart palpitations may be felt in the throat or neck as well as the chest. They can occur during activity or at rest.

Heart palpitations may be felt in the throat or neck as well as the chest. They can occur during activity or at rest.