Mikhail Kobryanov, head of the therapeutic department of the MMC MEDSI on Michurinsky Prospekt, told the Prime news agency that people whose resting pulse exceeds 100 beats per minute need to have an electrocardiogram of the heart.

The doctor noted that in addition to the ECG, 24-hour Holter monitoring is required. A cardiologist should direct research and prescribe treatment, he recalled.

“If an attack of palpitations is accompanied by fainting or pre-syncope (sharp darkening in the eyes, weakness, dizziness, cold sweat), a decrease in systolic blood pressure below 100 mm. rt. Art. an ambulance call is needed, ”the doctor emphasized.

Kobryanov also warned that palpitations can be triggered by smoking, alcohol, caffeine, and stressful situations.

Previously, cardiologists Evgenia Janos and Binita Shah spoke about the most popular myths about heart health.

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