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Palpitations are unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. Some persons with palpitations have no heart disease or abnormal heart rhythms and the reasons for their palpitations are unknown. In others, palpitations result from abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).

  • Arrhythmias refer to heartbeats that are too slow, too rapid, irregular, or too early.
  • Rapid arrhythmias (greater than 100 beats per minute) are called tachycardias.
  • Slow arrhythmias (slower than 60 beats per minute) are called bradycardias.
  • Irregular heart rhythms are called fibrillations (as in atrial fibrillation).
  • When a single heartbeat occurs earlier than normal, it is called a premature contraction, and this can cause the sensation of a forceful heartbeat.
  • Abnormalities in the atria, the ventricles, and the elect...

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Last reviewed on RxList: 12/9/2008
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.

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