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When should we be concerned about palpitations?
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When should we be concerned about palpitations?

Dr Lo Monaco talks about palpitations and what features to look out for.

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Hi, some people suffer from palpitations. When should a person be concerned about having palpitations or irregular heartbeat? Exactly, this is also a very important chapter and one of the main symptoms for which patient comes to the cardiologist is this palpitation, irregular heartbeat. We need to distinguish different palpitations. If the palpitation means your heart is going very very fast and you feel very dizzy, lightheaded with them, then this is probably a tachycardia means a very fast heartbeat which will need treatment. But if a palpitation is due to a irregular heartbeat you feel like a missing beat once in a while these are called ectopics means are irregular heartbeat originated from another part of the heart which are very benign do not require any input. So the most important thing is a fast heartbeat associated with dizziness, lightheadedness, you feel unwell, then you have to seek medical attention. But for others, very non-specific, brief, lasting few seconds, irregular beats, missing beats, these are very benign and do not require any medical attention. Thank you.

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