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What Causes Thumping Of Heart Beat For Few Minutes?
Sometimes my heart beats really fast and I can feel it thumping in my chest. It feels like my heart is pushing through the chest walls. This normally happens about twice a day and usually occurs when I am sitting. It lasts about 15 minutes and then goes back to my normal rate. Can you tell me the cause of this?
Wed, 17 May 2017
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Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Your symptoms could be related to anxiety.
But, before coming to this conclusion, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to exclude some other possible causes:
- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for electrolyte imbalance
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing good health,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Your symptoms could be related to anxiety.
But, before coming to this conclusion, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to exclude some other possible causes:
- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for electrolyte imbalance
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing good health,
Dr. Iliri
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