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When Your Heart Is Normal but You Still Feel Palpitations

Dr. Dr. Heo Ji-young, Director of Kyunghee Meerae Korean Medicine Clinic, Gwangjin
의료 감수 Dr. Heo Ji-young Representative Director · KMD

If tests say your heart is normal but you keep having palpitations, the problem may not be your heart but your autonomic nervous system.

It is the autonomic nervous system that regulates the heartbeat. When this regulation tilts toward tension, palpitations and a tight, stifling feeling can appear even when there is nothing wrong with the heart.

  • It worsens in particular situations (tension, fatigue, nighttime)
  • Along with the palpitations, your hands and feet are cold or your sleep is shallow

If this is your pattern, it's worth looking at the balance of your autonomic nervous system together. That said, if you haven't yet had your heart examined, I recommend doing that first.

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Dr. Dr. Heo Ji-young, Director of Kyunghee Meerae Korean Medicine Clinic, Gwangjin

Dr. Heo Ji-young Representative Director · KMD

A graduate of the College of Korean Medicine at Kyung Hee University, with master's and doctoral degrees in pathology — the mechanisms of disease — from its graduate school. Later served as a research professor in the university's Herbology department, studying medicinal substances. Studying both disease and medicine from both sides is the foundation of this practice: explaining "why a given medicine works for a given illness" in the language of both pathology and pharmacology. Explains autonomic, chronic, and intractable conditions — and structural problems of the body — in the language of modern science, and proposes treatment matched to the cause. Has taught prescribing and clinical practice to Korean medicine doctors for over ten years, and is a co-author of "Korean Medicine, Explained by Korean Medicine Doctors," selected for the 2018 Sejong Books list (general category).

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