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If my heart feels lik it's beating fast, why isn't my pulse fast?
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The heart is a dynamic moving organ with a squeeze and a release phase. Both phases combine to produce one detected beat of a pulse. If you are feeling over your heart, you sense both phases, you will sense 2 movements per detected pulse beat. Add these up and it doubles your pulse rate.
Answered 8/26/2023
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In atrial fibrillation which is the most common form of irregular heart beat, the heart beats are of different intensity, not all being efficient enough to create a pulse wave. Talk to your cardiologist about your observation, meds will need to be adjusted at a minimum.
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My 5 1/2 yr old son has complained this last week that his heart is beating fast. He did have strep throat the week before and was on amoxicillin. When I take his pulse for 10 secs and multiply by 6. It's been anywhere from 85-120. He feels this rapid
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