Heart palpitations in the perimenopause & menopause years | Felice Gersh, MD

Heart palpitations are a common but under-discussed symptom of perimenopause and menopause. You may feel like your heart is racing, fluttering, or even skipping a beat.

Hormones play a critical role in the maintenance of the cardiovascular system, the ability of the heart to create and use energy, and the autonomic nervous system, which controls heart beat.

In this talk, I cover:
What are heart palpitations?
How do changing hormones during the menopause transition affect the heart?
Can heart palpitations be a sign of heart disease or a heart attack?
When should I see a doctor?
Does experiencing heart palpitations increase my risk of developing future health problems?
Does HRT and/or pharmaceuticals treat heart palpitations? What works best?

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00:00 - What are palpitations?
01:24 - beta blockers
02:27 - the role of hormones
03:18 - the autonomic nervous system
06:32 - stress and peri-/menopause
07:50 - the vascular system
09:31 - magnesium
10:25 - atrial fibrillation
11:32 - diagnostic tests
13:25 - HRT (hormone replacement therapy)