Hi I have  a lot of palpitations and my heart feels like its doing flip flops and has been since last night. I have leaky valves and right now an upper respiratory infection. It has never done this as long and almost continuously before. Do u think this is dangerous? Do I need to go to the e.r?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Yes, you should definitely go to emergency room. Palpitations in valvular heart disease can be due to arrhythmia (rhythm disturbance of heart). And this arrhythmia can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. Upper respiratory tract infection can also aggravate arrhythmia. So better to go in ER (emergency room) and get done ECG, 2d echo and Holder monitoring (24 hour continuous monitoring of ECG) to rule out arrhythmia. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.