{"id":9440,"date":"2026-10-26T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/?p=9440"},"modified":"2026-11-01T11:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T11:35:54","slug":"palpitations-causes-warning-signs-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/palpitations-causes-warning-signs-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of palpitations: what can be behind them, the warning signs and what the GP usually finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700&#038;display=swap\">\n<style id=\"bp-blog-design\">\n.bp-blog {\n  --bp-ink: #212527; --bp-teal: #005859; --bp-teal-deep: #006B62; --bp-emerald: #228A62;\n  --bp-green: #7CA74D; --bp-lime: #B7CB33; --bp-lime-soft: #B7CB3329; --bp-green-aa: #4F6B28;\n  --bp-beige: #EDEAE5; --bp-sand: #DBD4CB; --bp-pale-teal: #D9E6E6; --bp-white: #FFFFFF;\n  --bp-foot: #6b6b6b;\n  --bp-font: 'Poppins','Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;\n  --bp-fs-h1: 40px; --bp-fs-h2: 29px; --bp-fs-h3: 21px; --bp-fs-body: 17px;\n  --bp-fs-lead: 19px; --bp-fs-small: 14px; --bp-fs-foot: 13px; --bp-fs-btn: 17px;\n  --bp-lh-body: 1.75;\n  --bp-s-2: 8px; --bp-s-3: 12px; --bp-s-4: 16px; --bp-s-5: 24px; --bp-s-6: 32px;\n  --bp-s-7: 44px; --bp-s-8: 72px;\n  --bp-measure: 875px; --bp-prose: 875px; --bp-side: 40px; --bp-portrait: 132px;\n  --bp-radius-card: 20px; --bp-radius-btn: 10px; --bp-radius-chip: 999px;\n  --bp-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,88,89,0.10); --bp-shadow-soft: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,88,89,0.06);\n  font-family: var(--bp-font); font-size: var(--bp-fs-body); line-height: var(--bp-lh-body);\n  color: var(--bp-ink); background: var(--bp-white); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n}\n.bp-blog, .bp-blog * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n.bp-blog p, .bp-blog li, .bp-blog h1, .bp-blog h2, .bp-blog h3, .bp-blog a, .bp-blog td,\n.bp-blog th, .bp-blog cite { overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0; }\n.bp-blog h1, .bp-blog h2, .bp-blog h3 { text-wrap: balance; }\n.bp-blog p, .bp-blog li { text-wrap: pretty; }\n\/* WordPress core's flow layout puts 24px above every child after the first; inside\n   a grid or a flex row that is a misalignment (measured on the scan pages 2026-08-21) *\/\n.bp-blog .bp-blog-author > *, .bp-blog .bp-blog-related > *, .bp-blog .bp-blog-verify > * { margin-block: 0; }\n\n\/* --- sections: one column, the article measure, the section rhythm ------------ *\/\n.bp-blog-sec { position: relative; background: var(--bp-white); margin-block: 0;\n  padding-block: var(--bp-s-7);\n  padding-inline: max(var(--bp-side), calc((100% - var(--bp-measure)) \/ 2)); }\n.bp-blog-sec > *:last-child { margin-block-end: 0; }\n.bp-blog-sec > p, .bp-blog-sec > ul, .bp-blog-sec > ol, .bp-blog-sec > .wp-block-quote,\n.bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-faq-item, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-takeaways, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-toc,\n.bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-refs, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-srclead { max-width: var(--bp-prose); }\n.bp-blog-sec--head { padding-block: var(--bp-s-7) 0; }\n.bp-blog-sec--body { padding-block: var(--bp-s-6) var(--bp-s-7); }\n.bp-blog-sec--beige { background: var(--bp-beige); }\n.bp-blog-sec--wash { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #B7CB331A 0%, #B7CB330D 100%), #FFFFFF; }\n.bp-blog-sec--tight { padding-block: var(--bp-s-6); }\n\/* A COLOURED SECTION IS A PANEL, so it carries the panel radius. 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That matters, because suddenly feeling your heartbeat is unsettling, and if you know the common causes of heart palpitations, you can better judge when action is needed. Heart palpitations are common: according to a review of primary care, they account for about one in six of the complaints people bring to their GP, and they are the second most common complaint at the cardiology outpatient clinic.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-self-test\/\">The BioProfile heart and blood vessel scan<\/a> gives you an indication of where you stand today in this area. This is not a diagnosis. It is insight, to see where you stand today and to help you make better choices in your diet and lifestyle. The scan does not record your heart rhythm and does not identify a cause. Only a doctor can do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-byline bp-blog-byline--photo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rt-portret-adil-maqbool.webp\" alt=\"Portrait of Adil Maqbool\" class=\"wp-image-5977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rt-portret-adil-maqbool.webp 650w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rt-portret-adil-maqbool-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-byline-name wp-block-paragraph\">Written by <strong>Adil Maqbool, MBBS, MRCP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-byline-cred wp-block-paragraph\">Doctor, graduated from the University of Health Sciences in Lahore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-byline-date wp-block-paragraph\">Approved on 28 October 2026<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-takeaways is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Palpitations are usually not dangerous. Everyday triggers such as exercise, caffeine, alcohol, smoking, tiredness, stress and anxiety are among the common causes.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>In a study of 190 people who came to a hospital with heart palpitations, a cause was found in most of them: in about four in ten it was the heart, and in about three in ten it was a psychiatric cause such as anxiety.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Call your GP straight away if palpitations come with pain or pressure in your chest that lasts longer than a few minutes, difficulty breathing or the feeling that you are about to faint.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>The heart and blood vessel scan gives you a starting point for understanding yourself better. The scan does not record your heart rhythm. It is not a diagnosis.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-toc is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-toclabel wp-block-paragraph\">Contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"#hartkloppingen-oorzaken-uit-het-dagelijks-leven\">Everyday causes of palpitations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#medische-oorzaken\">Medical causes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wanneer-je-direct-de-huisarts-belt\">When to call your GP straight away<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hartkloppingen-door-stress-en-angst\">Palpitations from stress and anxiety<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hartkloppingen-in-de-overgang\">Palpitations during the menopause<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#koffie-en-extra-hartslagen\">Coffee and extra heartbeats<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-de-huisarts-meestal-vindt\">What the GP usually finds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#samengevat\">In summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hartkloppingen-oorzaken-uit-het-dagelijks-leven\">Everyday causes of palpitations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts, the public website of Dutch GPs, says that heart palpitations are usually not dangerous. The everyday causes the site lists are exertion and sport, coffee, cola, energy drinks and other drinks with caffeine, smoking, drugs, alcohol, fatty food, pain, emotions, tiredness, stress and anxiety.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> The self-care advice follows from that list: note when the palpitations come, cut down on alcohol, caffeine and smoking, and do something about stress and anxiety.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put simply: most palpitations are your heart reacting to something you did or felt that day. Keeping track of when they come is the first useful step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"medische-oorzaken\">Medical causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts also lists medical causes: fever, thyroid conditions, pneumonia, anaemia, allergy, heart disease, atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, diabetes, and side effects of medicines such as prednisone, ADHD medicines and asthma medicines.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How often is it the heart? In 190 people in a row who came to a university medical centre with palpitations, a cause was found for 84%. In 43% it was the heart, in 31% the cause was psychiatric, in 10% it was something else, and in 16% the cause stayed unknown.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> In the year after, 1.6% died and 1.1% had a stroke, while three in four had palpitations again.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> A 2024 review written for primary care reports that studies link palpitations in people outside hospital with few deaths and few heart problems.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this means for you: palpitations often come back, but a serious outcome was uncommon. Their coming back is not in itself a sign of danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wanneer-je-direct-de-huisarts-belt\">When to call your GP straight away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call your GP or the out-of-hours GP service straight away if palpitations come with any of these signs:\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>pain or pressure in the chest that does not go away after a few minutes<\/li>\n\n\n<li>confusion, difficulty speaking or worse vision<\/li>\n\n\n<li>restlessness, nausea, sweating or looking pale<\/li>\n\n\n<li>difficulty breathing<\/li>\n\n\n<li>the feeling that you are about to faint<\/li>\n\n\n<li>a heartbeat that suddenly feels different from normal and does not calm down when you sit quietly for a while<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts calls a resting heart rate of 60 to 90 beats per minute normal.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> You can read what a <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/normal-heart-rate\/\">normal heart rate<\/a> is at different ages on our statistics page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hartkloppingen-door-stress-en-angst\">Palpitations from stress and anxiety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of 145 people with palpitations who were referred to have their heart recorded for 24 hours, almost half had had an anxiety disorder or a depressive disorder at some point in their life, and about a quarter had one in the past month. Panic disorder was the most common: more than a quarter had had it at some point.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> People with one of these disorders more often described their palpitations as pounding, and more often felt faint, light-headed or dizzy. Their heart history and ECG results were no more serious than everyone else&#8217;s.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put simply: stress and anxiety can make your heartbeat feel stronger and more worrying, without the heart itself being in worse shape. Feeling that you are about to faint is still one of the signs to call your GP for, so have a doctor assess that combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hartkloppingen-in-de-overgang\">Palpitations during the menopause<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American SWAN study followed 3,276 women through the menopause transition. About one in six had a high chance of palpitations from perimenopause into early postmenopause, and about a third had a moderate chance. In both groups, that chance went down later on. The other half had a low chance the whole time.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> At the start, the high-chance group had more hot flushes and night sweats, more depressive symptoms, more stress, more sleep problems and higher blood pressure.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> In 1,559 of the women whose blood vessels were later measured, the palpitation patterns were not linked to thickening of the carotid arteries or to stiffer blood vessels.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this means: palpitations around the menopause are common, usually pass and tend to come with hot flushes, stress and poor sleep. Thuisarts covers hot flushes during the menopause on the same page.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> You can read more about how heart symptoms can show up differently in women in <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-complaints-women-symptoms\/\">heart symptoms in women<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"koffie-en-extra-hartslagen\">Coffee and extra heartbeats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a trial, 100 adults wore a heart monitor for 14 days and were told each day by text message either to drink caffeinated coffee or to avoid caffeine. Extra beats from the upper chambers of the heart happened about equally often on both kinds of day. Extra beats from the lower chambers happened more often on coffee days, about 154 a day against 102, and people walked about 1,000 more steps.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put simply: coffee did not change every type of extra heartbeat, but it did add some. If you notice palpitations after coffee, that is worth writing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-de-huisarts-meestal-vindt\">What the GP usually finds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the study of 190 people, the cause could be found in 40% using only questions, a physical examination, an ECG and a blood test.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> In a Dutch trial in general practice, a small recording device that patients switched on themselves during an episode found a relevant heart rhythm disorder about three times as often as usual care alone, and far fewer people were left without a cause.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">7<\/a><\/sup> A second Dutch study of 127 patients found that GPs&#8217; own judgement of who had a heart rhythm disorder did not match what the recordings showed, so GPs need easy access to heart rhythm recording.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this means for you: a normal check-up at the surgery does not always give you a clear answer. A recording made during an attack often tells you more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"samengevat\">In summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article you read about the everyday and medical causes of heart palpitations, the signs that mean you call your GP straight away, the role of stress, anxiety, the menopause and coffee, and what the GP usually finds. Heart palpitations are common, often come back and are usually not dangerous. The heart and blood vessel scan gives you a starting point for self-insight, and a doctor looks for the cause.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-cta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See where you start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer the questions in the heart and blood vessel scan and your result appears in your dashboard. What the scan measures and what it is based on is set out on the scan page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-self-test\/\">Start the heart and blood vessel scan<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-ctamicro wp-block-paragraph\">Free, about 3 minutes. An analysis of your answers, never a diagnosis. <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/free-health-check-tests\/\">All health scans<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--wash is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What should you do if you have palpitations?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First check for warning signs, such as chest pain that does not go away, difficulty breathing or the feeling that you are about to faint. If you have any of these, call your GP or the out-of-hours GP service straight away. Without those signs, Thuisarts advises noting when the palpitations come, cutting down on alcohol, caffeine and smoking, and doing something about stress and anxiety.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the warning signs with heart palpitations?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pain or pressure in the chest that lasts longer than a few minutes; confusion, difficulty speaking or worse vision; restlessness, nausea, sweating or looking pale; difficulty breathing; the feeling that you are about to faint; or a heartbeat that suddenly feels different and does not settle after you have sat quietly for a while.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you recognise palpitations from stress?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You often cannot tell from the outside. In a study of 145 people with heart palpitations, those with an anxiety disorder or depressive disorder more often described a pounding heart and a light-headed feeling, but their heart tests were no more serious than those of the others.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> A GP needed heart rhythm recordings to tell the two apart.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do you get heart palpitations during the menopause?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a large American study, about half of the women had a moderate or high chance of heart palpitations during the menopause, and that chance went down later on. The women with the most palpitations also had more hot flushes, night sweats, stress and poor sleep.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a normal resting heart rate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts gives 60 to 90 beats per minute at rest.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--beige bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bronnen\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-srclead wp-block-paragraph\">Every source below was checked on the day this article was published. The numbering follows the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list bp-blog-refs\">\n\n<li>NHG. Hartkloppingen: oorzaken, wanneer bellen? Thuisarts.nl, accessed 2026-10-01. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/hartkloppingen\/ik-heb-hartkloppingen\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Weber BE, Kapoor WN. Evaluation and outcomes of patients with palpitations. The American Journal of Medicine, 1996. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/s0002-9343(97)89451-x\">doi.org\/10.1016\/s0002-9343(97)89451-x<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Chua CE, Leungsuwan S, Ng LY, Teo DBS. Approach to palpitations in primary care. Singapore Medical Journal, 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-417\">doi.org\/10.4103\/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-417<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Barsky AJ, Cleary PD, Coeytaux RR, Ruskin JN. Psychiatric disorders in medical outpatients complaining of palpitations. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1994. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02599176\">doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02599176<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Carpenter JS, Cortes YI, Tisdale JE, Sheng Y, Jackson EA, Barinas-Mitchell E, Thurston RC. Palpitations across the menopause transition in SWAN: trajectories, characteristics, and associations with subclinical cardiovascular disease. Menopause, 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/gme.0000000000002082\">doi.org\/10.1097\/gme.0000000000002082<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Marcus GM, Rosenthal DG, Nah G, et al. Acute Effects of Coffee Consumption on Health among Ambulatory Adults. The New England Journal of Medicine, 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/nejmoa2204737\">doi.org\/10.1056\/nejmoa2204737<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Hoefman E, van Weert HCPM, Reitsma JB, Koster RW, Bindels PJE. Diagnostic yield of patient-activated loop recorders for detecting heart rhythm abnormalities in general practice: a randomised clinical trial. Family Practice, 2005;22(5):478-484. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/fampra\/cmi048\">doi.org\/10.1093\/fampra\/cmi048<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Hoefman E, Boer KR, van Weert HCPM, Reitsma JB, Koster RW, Bindels PJE. Predictive value of history taking and physical examination in diagnosing arrhythmias in general practice. Family Practice, 2007;24(6):636-641. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/fampra\/cmm056\">doi.org\/10.1093\/fampra\/cmm056<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/low-heart-rate-symptoms\/\">Low heart rate symptoms: when a slow heartbeat is normal, what it can point to and when to see a doctor<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/palpitations-after-eating\/\">Heart palpitations after eating: what a meal asks of your heart in the first half hour<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/effects-of-too-little-movement-what-it-does-to-your-body\/\">The effects of moving too little: what it does in your body, what the large studies show and what a heart and blood vessel scan measures<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-complaints-women-symptoms\/\">Heart complaints in women: which symptoms the studies count, and when to contact a doctor<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/normal-heart-rate\/\">Normal heart rate: the guidelines, and where the figures come from<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--foot is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-legal wp-block-paragraph\">BioProfile analyses your health status to guide you and your coach. It does not make a diagnosis, only a doctor can do that. Built on validated health questionnaires; the combined BioProfile score is not itself a validated clinical instrument yet. Your answers stay private (GDPR).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palpitations are usually not dangerous. 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