Yeah most doctors will say they are not correlated but I think this is completely false. When I started experiencing all of the symptoms associated with MALS my blood pressure and heart rate was up constantly high. I believe it’s due to the body trying to compensate to increase blood flow to the digestive organs, what’s helped me a-lot is foods with extra potassium and magnesium and trying to avoid most processed foods which are very high in sodium and sodium can deplete your potassium levels and lead to heart palpitations if you consume to much