Does anyone know the connection between heart flutters (PACs) and the vagus nerve?
I heard that acid reflux and stomach upset can trigger the vagus nerve, causing what feels like heart spasms/flutters or PAC’s. I experience these quite a lot, sometimes in runs for hours and days. Usually when I have the flutters it feels like it is triggered after a big meal, and feel like I have a lot of gas and need to burp a lot. Sometimes they happen when my stomach muscles are tense or are puttng pressure on my chest, maybe due to eating a large meal (not necessarily due to anxiety or stress, in fact, it usually happens when I am quite relaxed). Since hearing about this possible connection, I’ve tried taking antacids and anti-gas medications, but it hasn’t worked. Has anyone experience these, and is there anything else I can try to relieve/prevent them? Note: I have had EKG’s, echocardiograms and also wore a holter monitor. The echocardiogram was fairly normal, and with the other tests, some showed PVC’s, and some showed PAC’s, but never to the extent that I was actually feeling
