How can you stop heart palpitations, and when are they a medical emergency in Europe?

Heart palpitations explained: irregular heartbeat awareness, anxiety triggers, arrhythmia risk, vagal manoeuvres, and clinical assessment criteria.

In this episode, we outline common causes of palpitations and how doctors distinguish benign episodes from potentially serious cardiac rhythm disorders.

You’ll learn:

• What palpitations feel like (fluttering, pounding, skipped beats)

• Common triggers: stress, caffeine, dehydration, lack of sleep

• How anxiety and panic attacks can provoke symptoms

• When vagal manoeuvres may help slow certain rapid heart rhythms

• The role of electrolyte imbalance and thyroid disorders

• Red flag symptoms such as chest pain, fainting, severe breathles ...