Dr Sanjay Gupta - Yorkshire Consultant Cardiologist describes with regards to Heart palpitations

Heart palpitations are pulses that abruptly become more noticeable.
Your heart Palpitations might seem alarming, but generally they'reharmless and are not an indicator of an issue along with your heart.

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