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What Causes Rapid Heart Beat While Sitting Or Lying Down?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...when i am sitting down or lying in bed my heart races for about 5 seconds then returns to normal. There is no pain but just momentarily takes my breath away. I am 42, 53kg (i.e. slim) and otherwise healthy
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, most of the time it is the palpitation may be due to some cardiac disease of nonspecific but it requires differentiation and for that better to done the cardiac evaluation tests, but more precise would be halt monitoring this would give better clue serum electrolyte may also gives some ideas if is not in balance hope this information helps.
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What Causes Rapid Heart Beat While Sitting Or Lying Down?

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, most of the time it is the palpitation may be due to some cardiac disease of nonspecific but it requires differentiation and for that better to done the cardiac evaluation tests, but more precise would be halt monitoring this would give better clue serum electrolyte may also gives some ideas if is not in balance hope this information helps.