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How can a doctor tell the difference between anxiety palpitations and heart problems on a 48hour heart monitor? what's the difference?

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Dr. David Wiebe answered

See below : The idea of the monitor is to see exactly what your heart is doing while you have symptoms. It's important to write down when exactly you felt something, to correlate with the measurements. Often we will see that it is a benign "skipped beat" or PVC. We also check for dangerous heart rhythm abnormalities that can feel like anxiety.

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Answered 6/1/2016

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A member asked:

How can a doctor tell the difference between anxiety palpitations and heart problems on a 48hour heart monitor? what's the difference?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Wiebe answered

Dr Brand agreed

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