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Every few weeks when i'm falling asleep l get woken up by my heart beating really fast. it slows down within a minute or so. what causing this?
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Tachycardia: You are experiencing runs of a rapid heartbeat which maybe caused by a variety of reasons
Answered 2/25/2018
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