Heart Palpitations: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Dr. Shmuel Ravid
December 17, 2020

Please join us as we chat with Dr. Shmuel Ravid, who is a former director of the Lown Cardiovascular Group with a special training and interest in heart rhythm abnormalities. Today we will be discussing palpitations. What they are, why we feel them, what causes them to begin with and what to do about them. 

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