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How come i get heart palpitations during strenuous exercise?

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Palpitations: These are caused by many things. Stress, excitement, irritants both physical and chemical, pressure like a hiatal hernia or esophageal push or pull, and primary heart things, the causes are very many in number.

Dr Shen agreed

Answered 12/9/2013

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Find out why,: If at all possible...You may benefit from a session of multifunction cardiogram. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/multifunction_cardiogram.

Dr Lessnau agreed

Answered 3/22/2014

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Hello, i have anxiety and latley i have been experiencing this heart palpitations. They are more described as a jolt pain for a second sometimes on my heart. Also they appear during exercise what is it. Is it normal?

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