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When i sleep at night right before i fall asleep sometimes it feels like my heart skips a beat fluters i open my eyes breathe then its gone ?comments
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Palpitations: These are caused by many things. Stress, excitement, irritants both physical and chemical, pressure like a hiatal hernia or esophageal push or pull, and primary heart things, the causes are very many in number.
Answered 1/20/2016
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