Palpitations
Palpitations make you feel like your heart is beating too hard or fast, skipping a beat, or fluttering. You could feel these in your chest, throat or neck.
Whilst they aren’t usually serious or harmful, they can be bothersome or sometimes frightening. They also aren’t usually serious and are usually caused by stress and anxiety, or because you’ve had too much caffeine, nicotine or alcohol.
In rare cases, palpitations can be a sign of something more serious. If you do have heart palpitations it is important to see your doctor, especially if the palpitations are accompanied with the following symptoms:
• Shortness of breath
• Dizziness
• Chest pain
• Fainting
If you would like to seek professional advice, our consultant cardiologists can investigate your palpitations and talk to you about any of your other symptoms and your lifestyle.
For palpitations, the investigations we can carry out include:
• ECG
• Echocardiography
• ECG (Holter) monitor (we can also send you a ECG remote patch recorder in the post)
• Event recorder
• Cardiac Electrophysiology study