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What Can Cause Heart Palpitation?
my heart or chest starts to to palpatate and I get dizzy and light headed. This will happen during a normal conversation and sometimes I have to stop talking or I feel like I will pass out. This started about 2 months ago but went away for a while. Over the last week it has been happening again. Even when I am just sitting around it happens from time to time. I am 51 years old and although over weight I am pretty active. This is driving me nuts
Mon, 8 May 2017
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Thanks for posting at HCM.
Your symptoms do need evaluation. Please do an ECG during the time of the palpitations. I would also recommend a 2 D echo to see the functioning an structure of the heart walls and valves and hence evaluate for a cardiac cause of your symptoms.
Another cause of your symptoms can be thyroid abnormalities. Please get a thyroid function tests done. Please get Vit D and Vit B12 levels also checked with the above. Kindly revert back with the above tests.
Wishing you good health
Regards
Thanks for posting at HCM.
Your symptoms do need evaluation. Please do an ECG during the time of the palpitations. I would also recommend a 2 D echo to see the functioning an structure of the heart walls and valves and hence evaluate for a cardiac cause of your symptoms.
Another cause of your symptoms can be thyroid abnormalities. Please get a thyroid function tests done. Please get Vit D and Vit B12 levels also checked with the above. Kindly revert back with the above tests.
Wishing you good health
Regards
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