Are palpitations due to a heart problem or stress in a patient with hypertension?

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Are palpitations due to a heart problem or stress in a patient with hypertension?

Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis

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Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses a patient who has been through a lot in 2020, with heart palpitations to top off the loss of his wife, COVID-19 and financial worries

Key points, It is important to do your own assessment of an electrocardiogram, rather than relying on the automatic printout from the machine. Stress can cause , Pract Green w Pale Yellow