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Can you describe a heart flutter?
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Yes: Palpitations refer to a fluttering sensation in the chest which most commonly is related to the heart beating fast and/or more forcefully and/or beating irregularly.
Answered 12/18/2013
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Palpitation: Or change in heart rhythm.
Answered 7/4/2013
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Yes: The most typical pattern is that the atria contract at 300 times a minutes and conduct to the ventricles in a 2:1 pattern causing a heart rate of 150. There are variations of this, of course.
Answered 7/4/2013
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