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What Causes Fluttering In The Heart?
Every so often I get a fluttering or flip flopping feeling in my chest that takes my breath away, I feel so tired lately and feel short of breath more often than usual. I had asthma as a child and am 18 now. I don't know if this something I should get checked out.
Mon, 30 Jan 2017
Hi,
Fluttering or palpitation in heart could be a abnormal heart beat called arrhythmia which may be because of underlying heart disease. As you have symptoms of breathing difficulty too, I'll recommend you for a cardiac evaluation which includes ECG & 2D Echo initially. Further plan can be decided after these report.
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
Fluttering or palpitation in heart could be a abnormal heart beat called arrhythmia which may be because of underlying heart disease. As you have symptoms of breathing difficulty too, I'll recommend you for a cardiac evaluation which includes ECG & 2D Echo initially. Further plan can be decided after these report.
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
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