Today I Had A Heart Palpitation That Lasted Several Seconds

Posted on Fri, 12 Jul 2019

Question: Today i had a heart palpitation that lasted several seconds and during the palpitation I was experiencing shortness of breath. Is this serious enough to see a doctor?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend performing some tests:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

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I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to a possible cardiac arrhythmia.

For this reason, it is necessary consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests:

- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- complete blood count for anemia.

An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.

I remain at your disposal for any further questions whenever you need!

Kind regards,

Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar