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What Causes Frequent Heart Palpitations Followed By Coughing?
Hello,I regularly have heart palpitations (no common time/activity) that cause me to cough. After a cough or two my heart rhythm returns to normal. I have a low resting heart rate and have decent cardiovascular fitness (I run 5k & half-marathon events). Is this something to be concerned about?
Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Hello,
Your symptoms do not seem to be anything concerning. Anyway, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring in order to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Some blood lab tests are necessary too (complete blood count, blood electrolytes and thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction).
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
Your symptoms do not seem to be anything concerning. Anyway, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring in order to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Some blood lab tests are necessary too (complete blood count, blood electrolytes and thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction).
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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