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Why do i feel like my heart racing, but its not actually fast? it's around 80bpm and regular, but strong. only last for 30mins. cardio test fine.

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Dr. Ratna Dhingra answered

Arrythmia: even though you are counting the heart rate at 80 the rate may be fluctuating --this is called an arrythmia--you may need a monitor to check for an arrythmia

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

Why do i feel like my heart racing, but its not actually fast? it's around 80bpm and regular, but strong. only last for 30mins. cardio test fine.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ratna Dhingra answered

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