Announcement: Heart Palpitations: When Skipped Beats Signal a Clinical Concern

Last updated: 29/09/2026 21:26

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Heart palpitations affect 16% of adults presenting to primary care but rarely indicate serious disease. Systematic clinical assessment, 12-lead ECG, and thyroid screening safely identify the minority requiring specialist intervention. — Photo by Joshua Chehov on Unsplash (Unsplash License)

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Experiencing a racing or fluttering heartbeat? Most palpitations are benign, but 16% of adults report them to primary care. Learn the red flags—syncope, chest pain, dyspnea—that require urgent ECG and cardiac assessment. 🫀

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ByProf. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

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MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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