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What Causes Heart Palpitations With Coughing?

Recently, my heart will occasionally speed up and I have to cough in order to get it to stop, and I feel like I m going to either throw up or cough my heart out. It doesn t feel too serious but it happens randomly, for example I was sitting in math class today then randomly my heart started beating a lot faster than normal and I felt like it was in my throat and I had to cough. Help?
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
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Hi,

Your symptoms are highly suggestive of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. It is a condition when the heart starts beating faster with symptoms of dizziness or nausea. The episode can be stopped by Valsalva manoeuvre (attempting forcefully breath out against a closed airway), putting the head into a cold water or coughing. If the episode is a short time (up to minutes) no medical attention is required.

Try to avoid situations that trigger the episode. Also avoid alcohol, smoking and caffeine-containing beverages. If the episode is longer than a minute or cannot be managed with manoeuvres you should contact your doctor.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Heart Palpitations With Coughing?

Hi, Your symptoms are highly suggestive of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. It is a condition when the heart starts beating faster with symptoms of dizziness or nausea. The episode can be stopped by Valsalva manoeuvre (attempting forcefully breath out against a closed airway), putting the head into a cold water or coughing. If the episode is a short time (up to minutes) no medical attention is required. Try to avoid situations that trigger the episode. Also avoid alcohol, smoking and caffeine-containing beverages. If the episode is longer than a minute or cannot be managed with manoeuvres you should contact your doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.