What is the difference between heart arrhythmia and palpitations?
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What is the difference between heart arrhythmia and palpitations?
6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jason Rubenstein
Internal Medicine - Cardiology
In brief:
Sensation vs. Rhythm
Palpitations are the sensation of skipping or abnormal heart beats.
These might be from abnormal beats, or just the normal rhythm beating fast or stronger than normal. Heart arrythmias are actual, documented (by ekg, holter, event monitor) abnormal heart contractions.
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