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After sitting 30 minutes and having a large meal. when stand up hr goes up by 15-20beats and can feel it beating harder. doesnt always happen?

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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered

Heart rate: Blood flow shifts to the gut after a meal, this rate response is not unusual.

Answered 4/14/2013

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