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.
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To keep palpitations away, try meditation, the relaxation response, exercise, yoga, tai chi, or another stress-busting activity . If palpitations do appear, breathing exercises or tensing and relaxing individual muscle groups in your body can help. Deep breathing. Sit quietly and close your eyes.
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