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Palpitations and Irregular Heartbeat in Amravati: When to See a Heart Doctor

By Dr. Pavan Agrawal, Interventional Cardiologist, Amravati · Updated October 2026 · 2 min read

Palpitations are the feeling that your heart is racing, pounding, skipping or fluttering. They are often harmless, but sometimes point to a heart rhythm problem that needs checking.

Common causes

• Tea, coffee, energy drinks, tobacco
• Anxiety, stress or lack of sleep
• Fever, anaemia or an overactive thyroid
• Some medicines
• Heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation

See a cardiologist if

• Palpitations are frequent, last long or keep coming back
• They come with dizziness, fainting, chest discomfort or breathlessness
• You have heart disease, high blood pressure or a family history of sudden cardiac death

How it is checked

The doctor asks about your episodes and may advise an ECG, blood tests and an echo. If episodes are occasional, a longer rhythm recording may be advised. If you have fainting, chest pain or severe breathlessness with palpitations, get emergency care.

Read more: palpitations: when a racing heart needs a check-up and heart rhythm problems.

Emergency: chest pain that is severe, lasts more than a few minutes, spreads to the arm, jaw or back, or comes with sweating, breathlessness or fainting needs emergency care. Call 112 or the hospital on 95116 13365 straight away.

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This article is for general information and does not replace medical advice. If you have symptoms or concerns, please see a doctor.