Medications: Beta-blockers or calcium-channel blockers to help restore your regular heart rhythm.Medical treatments for heart palpitationsĭepending on what’s causing the heart palpitations, your care might include: If a heart condition is triggering your heart palpitations, our experienced team of specialists uses the most advanced cardiac electrophysiology procedures to treat that condition so you can get your heart back to a regular beat. Avoiding foods or activities that are triggers.Practicing relaxation exercises, yoga or meditation.Taking medications to help you quit smoking.If what causes your heart palpitations doesn’t seem to be anything specific, we may suggest lifestyle changes such as:

Implantable loop recorder that monitors your heart’s rhythm for weeks or months using a device that’s implanted during a minor procedureįind out more about our heart and vascular testing and diagnosis.Event monitoring to record heart rhythms for about a month.Holter monitoring to track your heart’s activity for 24 to 48 hours at home.Electrocardiogram (EKG) to check your heart’s electrical activity and rhythm.

Echocardiogram, or heart ultrasound, that shows your heart’s size and motion.

Blood and urine tests to check hormone, blood cell and electrolyte levels.

Take notes about:ĭuring your visit, your doctor will start with a thorough physical exam to help find out what causes your heart palpitations. To help your doctor make the most accurate diagnosis, it’s a good idea to keep a record of your palpitations before your visit. Heart palpitations can come and go, and don’t always happen during your doctor visit.

Heart valve disease – when one of your heart valves doesn’t open and close properly.

Heart failure – when your heart doesn’t pump well enough to circulate enough blood.

Previous heart attack – when blood flow to your heart muscle was blocked.

Coronary artery disease – when plaque builds up on the arteries that supply blood to your heart.

Cardiomyopathy – when your heart muscle becomes enlarged, thick or stiff.

Arrhythmia – an irregular heartbeat, such as atrial fibrillation, bradycardia or tachycardia.

Sometimes, heart palpitations may be related to heart conditions such as: Heart conditions with heart palpitations as a symptom

Medications such as cold medicines, diet pills, asthma inhalers or thyroid pills, and stimulant drugs such as cocaine or methamphetamine may also trigger an abnormal heart rhythm. Your abnormal heart rhythm may seem to happen for no reason or it may be triggered by some of these things: Heart palpitations can happen after some ordinary activities like engaging in exercise or consuming caffeine. Shortness of breath or trouble breathing.Pain, pressure or tightness in your chest, arms or jaw.Dizziness, light-headedness, or feeling faint.Seek immediate medical attention or call 911 if you have these symptoms along with heart palpitations: But it’s always a good idea to mention them to your doctor – especially if they start to happen more often, last longer or seem more intense. Thankfully, most heart palpitations are harmless. Some can be a sign of more serious heart conditions. Most heart palpitations are temporary with no long-term effects and no particular cause. They usually happen for only a short time and go away quickly. You may feel them in your chest or even your neck. Heart palpitations are feelings that your heart is racing or pounding, has skipped a beat or is fluttering. At Aurora Health Care, our compassionate, experienced heart experts are here to help find anything that may be causing the abnormal heart rhythm so you get the answers you need. Carotid artery disease (blocked carotid artery)įeeling your heart skip beats or flutter in your chest can be a worry.

Heart beat fluttering