Heavy, noticeable heartbeat...

My heartbeat is currently regular and is going at about 60 per minute, bug feels noticeable and rather “heavy”. I suppose this counts as a palpitation. Could this be a lead up to atrial fibrillation?

[BobD Volunteer]

Palpitation just means that you are aware of your heart beating. 60bpm is the low end of normal but I suspect that anxiety of AF makes you more aware of it. Try not to think about it, take some deep breaths and move on.

[irene75359]

My heart often thumps, in fact sometimes so hard I can see my clothes move. However, I am in NSR and just ignore when this happens, as it has rarely lead to an episode of AFib. You will get used to it!

[NAC1]

I had this after cardioversion. My Bpm fell to 43 but was in sinus rhythm. It was my heart trying to go back into AF which it then promptly did

[Dodie117]

I find this especially at night. Interferes with my sleeping. My body feels like a pulse especially my stomach. I think this is related to vagus nerve. I find breathing in count of 7and out count 11 nice and regular for about 10 minutes calms it all down. Easy to do and worth trying.

[Cat04]

My gp says that this is a side effect of beta blockers.