A fluttering heart or heart flutter is commonly used to describe certain chest symptoms or cardiovascular conditions. It is not a specific medical term but in most instances it describes palpitations – the perception of the heart beating harder or faster.
Sometimes, heart palpitations are a sign of a serious type of arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) such as AFib or ventricular tachycardia (VT), or even heart failure. 'I still have occasional heart palpitations. I still forget my words (absolute worst part),' the Charmed star wrote. 'But it's not nearly as bad as it was a few weeks ago. Sep 06, 2019 Generally, heart palpitations aren't life threatening. Infrequent palpitations and palpitations only lasting a few seconds usually don't need further evaluation. However, there are instances where a dysrhythmia, or an abnormal heart beat, can be a cause for concern. Here are some ways to tell if the heart beat in your chest is normal, or not.
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I have an irregular heartbeat - occasionalfluttering - using 1200 gabapentin daily for back ... a little high but my doc not concerned. Does this fluttering matter? When I reduced gaba flutters... View answer
a week but no caffeine (not even chocolate) no nicotine. i occasionally feel the flutters in my chest ... View answer
Heartfluttering makes me want to cough ,feeling for about 5 minutes it pastfor now but Is this gerd ? I dont have heartburn right now. Or is it my heart got very anxious . I take asprin, synthyroid ... View answer
Hi, I have been feeling like my heart is pounding intensely at times and occasionally wake up in the middle of the night from it and feel terrified I may have a heart attack . I also feel a... View answer
I have just been diagnosed with a leaking tricuspid valve . I have some heartfluttering and occasional mild chest pain and fatigue . Is it safe for me to exercise to the maximum heart rate for... View answer
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My g/f very very occasionally says she will suddenly have a couple of seconds where her heartflutters and she has difficulty breathing. But then it goes away for weeks/months. What could it be? I ... View answer
My heartflutters a lot and 4 times already I have actually felt it quiver, it felt like a very ... flutters like a fish out of water. Occasionally I have felt the quivers and they are very... View answer
Hi, my heart keeps fluttering for no reason. It gets faster and skips and flutters then goes back to normal. It s frequent. I occasionally have pains in my heart (with no... View answer
,Kottor,NAGERCOIL-629002,Kanyakumari district. Mob:0000.E-mail: YYYY@YYYY / YYYY@YYYY . The following is My Heart Problem à ... in 1993,The duty doctors found a murmur sound from my heart and I was adviced to... View answer
feeling flutters in the middle of my chest imbetween the two nipples and when i bend over sometimes i can feel the flutter THAT LASTS 1-2 SECONDS but sometimes it just hits me out of the middle of nowhere ... View answer
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I have an irregular heartbeat - occasionalfluttering - using 1200 gabapentin daily for back ... a little high but my doc not concerned. Does this fluttering matter? When I reduced gaba flutters... View answer
a week but no caffeine (not even chocolate) no nicotine. i occasionally feel the flutters in my chest ... View answer
Heartfluttering makes me want to cough ,feeling for about 5 minutes it pastfor now but Is this gerd ? I dont have heartburn right now. Or is it my heart got very anxious . I take asprin, synthyroid ... View answer
Hi, I have been feeling like my heart is pounding intensely at times and occasionally wake up in the middle of the night from it and feel terrified I may have a heart attack . I also feel a... View answer
I have just been diagnosed with a leaking tricuspid valve . I have some heartfluttering and occasional mild chest pain and fatigue . Is it safe for me to exercise to the maximum heart rate for... View answer
Public Forum Discussions
My g/f very very occasionally says she will suddenly have a couple of seconds where her heartflutters and she has difficulty breathing. But then it goes away for weeks/months. What could it be? I ... View answer
My heartflutters a lot and 4 times already I have actually felt it quiver, it felt like a very ... flutters like a fish out of water. Occasionally I have felt the quivers and they are very... View answer
Hi, my heart keeps fluttering for no reason. It gets faster and skips and flutters then goes back to normal. It s frequent. I occasionally have pains in my heart (with no... View answer
,Kottor,NAGERCOIL-629002,Kanyakumari district. Mob:0000.E-mail: YYYY@YYYY / YYYY@YYYY . The following is My Heart Problem à ... in 1993,The duty doctors found a murmur sound from my heart and I was adviced to... View answer
feeling flutters in the middle of my chest imbetween the two nipples and when i bend over sometimes i can feel the flutter THAT LASTS 1-2 SECONDS but sometimes it just hits me out of the middle of nowhere ... View answer
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Occasionalheartfluttering may be normal. However, if it recurs or persists, you should get an ECG done to rule out any cardiac arrhythmia (rhythm abnormalities).Best wishes,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM
Chest Fluttering
HelloHeart beats more than 100 / minute is known as tachycardia and regular tachycardia is an indication of heart disease .If occasionally occurs then may be due to hyper acidity or tension as there...
