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Would atenolol cause you to have a heart beat in your head?

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Atenolol: Sometimes when the heart rate slows from beta blocker therapy the stroke volume increases and people feel the pulsations. This is not a common occurence however.

Dr Brouwer agreed

Answered 7/18/2014

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