What could cause a fluttering sensation in the chest with an associated dropped heart beat?
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These are called palpatations. There are several reasons that can cause you to have these sensations. Stress, age, weight, diet, drug use, faulty heart valve- any number of possibilities. A doctor is the only one who could determine the cause of your symptoms.

 

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