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Heart pounds or races sometimes after eating. mostly greece's foods which i don't eat often anymore. should i be concerned about this? its alarming me

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Dr. Cary Rose answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Maybe spasm: Generally no correlation between food and heart arrhythmias, maybe an esophageal spasm or relfux disease. However a Holter monitor may be helpful.

Answered 1/25/2015

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