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Palpitation is defined as an uncomfortable sensation of a forceful, rapid or irregular beating of the heart. The sensation may be described as “fluttering” “flip-flopping” “pounding” or “jumping”. Heart rate may be fast, slow, regular, or irregular. As palpitation is an occasional manifestation of potentially life-threatening arrhythmias, Detailed medical histories and physical examinations, followed by targeted diagnostic tests, are necessary to distinguish cardiac causes from others.
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Liu, S., Zeng, R. (2020). Palpitation. In: Wan, XH., Zeng, R. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1_13
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