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Paroxysmal palpitations are a common and mostly harmless cardiac arrhythmia that primarily affects younger people. It starts suddenly and lasts a few seconds or minutes. After that, the heart beats normally again. This film shows exactly what happens in the heart's conduction system. You can find out more about this topic at: https://www.gesundheitsinformation.de... Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/gesundheitsin... Paroxysmal palpitations are a common and mostly harmless cardiac arrhythmia. It primarily affects younger people. The heart palpitations start very suddenly: the pulse can shoot up to 180 to 200 beats per minute - but usually only for a few seconds or minutes. After that, the heart beats normally again. A healthy heart beats in the rhythm of its most important pacemaker: the sinus node in the right atrium. At rest, it sends 60 to 80 impulses per minute, which spread to both atria. The AV node receives every single impulse and passes it on to the rest of the conduction system, which excites the ventricles. In the case of paroxysmal palpitations, the conduction in the AV node is usually disturbed. This is often triggered by an additional heartbeat. Instead of simply flowing through, the impulse now circles around the AV node. The AV node sends many impulses to the ventricles in quick succession. The heart suddenly beats very quickly until the circulating excitation spontaneously stops again. This can be felt as palpitations, chest pain or shortness of breath, for example. However, the palpitations are usually harmless and do not require treatment. Information on many other topics can be found at: https://www.gesundheitsinformation.de/ Newsletter: https://www.gesundheitsinformation.de... Mastodon: https://wisskomm.social/@iqwig_gi