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What Is The Reason For Faster Heart Beat And How Can I Prevent This?
Why doea my heart beat really fast for no good reason, I am 15, can it be due to stress or something? I am healthy as far as i know in every other aspect. It only happens for very brief periods of time not tol often but it happens and I want to know what this means, why, and what I can do to prevent it?
Tue, 17 Dec 2013
Dear young patient,
Thanks for the query. the most common cause of palpitations are premature beats, but sometimes you can have a sequence of abnormal beats called an arrhythmia; if the symptoms are bothersome or worrying, then an external monitor of the acitvity of the heart called a Holter can be worn for 1 day or so, and determine what your heart does during those "accelerations"
Hope that helps wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
Thanks for the query. the most common cause of palpitations are premature beats, but sometimes you can have a sequence of abnormal beats called an arrhythmia; if the symptoms are bothersome or worrying, then an external monitor of the acitvity of the heart called a Holter can be worn for 1 day or so, and determine what your heart does during those "accelerations"
Hope that helps wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
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