Dr Sanjay Gupta - Yorkshire Consultant Cardiologist puts in plain words regarding Heart palpitations

Heart palpitations are heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable.
Your heart feel these Palpitations may seem alarming, but typically they'reharmless and are not an indication of an issue with your heart.

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