Causes of palpitations

Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by sa

Not all people who report palpitations have heart arrhythmias. You can ask your doctor for a heart palpitations treatment. While some of these are due to the heart itself, there are lots of reasons outside the heart that can also lead to heart palpitations. Slow arrhythmias (bradycardias) can occur because of slowing of the electrical signals initiated by the SA node, a condition called sinus bradycardia. Bradycardias can also result from varying degrees of “heart block,” wherein certain medications or diseases in the electrical conduction system of the heart impede the transmission of signals from the atria to the ventricles
Sometimes the cause of palpitations cannot be found. This happens in about 1 of every 7 people who have palpitations. Palpitations in these people usually are not harmful.

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