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Rapid heart rate at times without exerting myself and when i do a light workout a well. hard to catch my breath at times. please help!
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see details: There are several possible causes some of which are normal such as poor conditioning or overdoing it. If you be concerned have a cardiologist evaluate you to make sure there is not a more serious problem.
Answered 10/16/2013
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