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Is it normal to sit for a moderate amount of time, and when you stand up, you feel your heart beat a little harder?
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Orthostasis : Yes upon standing there is a need to pump blood against gravity which is compensated by the heart increasing its contractile strength
Answered 3/12/2015
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