About Us - Heart-Palpitation.com

Our Purpose

Helping Patients Understand a Frightening Symptom

Feeling your heart suddenly race, pound, flutter or skip a beat can be frightening.

Heart palpitations are common and are often not caused by a dangerous heart problem. However, they can sometimes occur with an arrhythmia or another medical condition that needs evaluation.

Heart-Palpitation.com was developed to make this distinction easier for patients to understand.

Our goal is to explain what palpitations may feel like, what can trigger them, how doctors investigate them, which associated symptoms are important, and when medical attention should not be delayed.

Our Approach

Clear, Responsible Heart Health Information

Medical information should help patients make better-informed decisions without causing unnecessary fear or offering false reassurance. These principles guide the content published on Heart-Palpitation.com.

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Physician-Led

Medical content is developed with contributions from Dr. Albana Greca, a Family Physician, and Dr. Benard Shehu, a Cardiologist.

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Patient-Focused

We explain medical terminology in practical language so patients can better understand their symptoms and communicate with their healthcare professionals.

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Safety First

We distinguish general educational information from individual medical advice and emphasize warning symptoms that may require urgent evaluation.

Our Medical Team

Meet the Doctors Behind Heart-Palpitation.com

Heart-Palpitation.com combines the broad perspective of primary care with specialist cardiovascular expertise.

Dr. Albana Greca Sejdini

Medical Author • Family Physician / General Practitioner

MBBS MMedSc Family Physician 20+ Years Experience

Dr. Albana Greca is a Family Physician and General Practitioner with more than 20 years of clinical experience.

Her work includes primary care, chronic disease management, general medicine and patient health education.

Her Role on Heart-Palpitation.com

Dr. Greca contributes to the site’s patient-focused medical information, helping explain symptoms, possible non-cardiac and medical causes, risk factors, diagnostic evaluation and appropriate routes to care.

Her primary-care perspective is particularly important because patients with palpitations may present with many different contributing factors, including medicines, stress, illness, thyroid disorders, hormonal changes and cardiovascular conditions.

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Dr. Benard Shehu

Cardiologist • Cardiology Contributor & Medical Reviewer

MBBS MS Cardiologist 19+ Years Experience

Dr. Benard Shehu is a cardiologist with more than 19 years of experience in cardiovascular medicine.

His areas of clinical expertise include heart rhythm disorders and arrhythmias, hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure.

His Role on Heart-Palpitation.com

Dr. Shehu contributes specialist cardiology expertise to Heart-Palpitation.com and supports the medical review of content concerning palpitations, arrhythmias, cardiovascular warning signs, heart-rhythm testing and cardiac evaluation.

This specialist involvement is especially important because palpitations are a symptom: some occur with a normal heart rhythm, while others can be associated with clinically important arrhythmias.

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Primary Care + Cardiology

Why Our Two-Doctor Perspective Matters

Heart palpitations sit at the intersection of several areas of medicine. That makes both a primary-care perspective and cardiology expertise useful when explaining them to patients.

The Primary-Care Perspective

A family physician evaluates the whole patient rather than looking only at the heart.

Palpitations may occur alongside stress, fever, dehydration, anemia, thyroid abnormalities, hormonal changes, medication use, stimulants or other medical conditions.

The Cardiology Perspective

A cardiologist brings specialist expertise in the cardiovascular causes of palpitations, including premature beats, tachycardias, atrial fibrillation and other rhythm disorders.

Cardiology expertise is also important when discussing ECGs, ambulatory heart monitoring, echocardiography and other cardiovascular investigations.

What We Cover

Our Focus Is Heart Palpitations

Heart-Palpitation.com is intentionally focused rather than being a general health website.

Palpitation Symptoms

Racing, pounding, fluttering, thumping, skipped beats and irregular heartbeat sensations.

Causes & Triggers

Anxiety, stress, medicines, caffeine, illness, hormonal changes and other possible triggers.

Heart Rhythm Disorders

Premature beats, tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias.

Everyday Situations

Palpitations noticed after eating, during exercise, while lying down or at night.

Hormonal Changes

Palpitations associated with pregnancy, menstruation, menopause and thyroid conditions.

Medical Evaluation

ECG, Holter and ambulatory monitoring, echocardiography and other tests used when appropriate.

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How We Create Medical Content

Our Editorial Approach

We are reviewing and modernizing the Heart-Palpitation.com medical library so that older material reflects current standards for patient education and medical publishing.

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Define the Patient Question

Each article starts with a specific question or symptom that patients commonly want explained.

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Review the Medical Information

Medical explanations are checked for appropriate terminology, context and patient safety.

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Use Authoritative References

When appropriate, articles are supported by established cardiovascular organizations, major medical institutions, clinical guidance and peer-reviewed medical literature.

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Explain the Information Clearly

Medical terminology is translated into patient-friendly language without removing important limitations or warning signs.

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Identify Urgent Warning Signs

Articles distinguish routine educational information from symptoms that may require prompt or emergency assessment.

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Review & Update

Important pages are reviewed and updated as medical knowledge, clinical recommendations and supporting references evolve.

Our Medical Scope

Education, Not Personal Diagnosis

Heart-Palpitation.com is designed to help you understand symptoms and prepare for more informed conversations with your own doctor.

A website cannot determine whether a particular palpitation is harmless, diagnose an arrhythmia, interpret your personal test results in full clinical context, or replace an examination by a qualified healthcare professional.

Diagnosis and treatment decisions depend on your individual medical history, examination, symptoms, medications, cardiovascular risk and test results.

A Note About Emergencies

Heart palpitations accompanied by symptoms such as chest pain or pressure, fainting, severe shortness of breath or severe dizziness may require urgent medical attention.

Do not use Heart-Palpitation.com or any other website to delay emergency medical care.

Trust & Transparency

What You Can Expect From Us

Clear identification of medical authors and reviewers.
Appropriate physician credentials and professional profile links.
Patient-friendly explanations without promising cures or guaranteed outcomes.
Clear distinction between general education and personal medical advice.
References to authoritative medical sources where appropriate.
Visible medical review or update information on important articles.
Clear urgent-care guidance when symptoms may represent an emergency.

Medical Disclaimer: The information provided on Heart-Palpitation.com is for general educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified healthcare professional regarding symptoms, medical conditions, medications or treatment. If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, seek emergency medical assistance immediately.

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