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What to do if i woke up from a really fast heart rate and feel jittery.?

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Dr. Atique Mirza answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

See a cardiologist : If you wake up with rapid heart rate and jitteriness. You may have cardiac arrythmias, please see your pcp and a cardiologists.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/6/2016

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