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Could an electric shock have caused me to get heart palpitations?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes and maybe: Certainly arrhythmia can occur at the time of and immediately after an electric shock. Usually. That would be transient. As to whether a shock can cause ongoing arrhythmia that is harder to answer. Palpitations, unexplained, are so common that it would be hard to prove that the rhythm problem was caused by the shock. So i doubt the relation between electric shock and chronic arrhythmia.
Answered 10/12/2018
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Possible but...: Was this shock administered or accidental? Possible with both.
Answered 3/18/2013
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