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@amyashling
Per my primary care provider (PCP) advised when you lay down your body is being pushed on and depending if you are on your back, sides, etc. you are going to feel your pulse rate, heart beat, and any PVCs or PACs will be more pronounced. Some have very strong pulses (good) and this can be a annoyance but on the other side shows your heart is working.
What happens is you become heart conscious. Thus prior to this you would ignore the signs and feelings of a pulse but with heart focus your brain is fixated on feeling it thus you do. Again laying down affects things pushing on your body and thing like a pulse can be felt more easily than if you were standing up.
I found this out when I was addressing feeling PVCs while sleeping on my sides. Was told organs will push up, to/from areas around heart and you will feel your heart more. I think, but not sure, sleeping on your right side is best for the organs to line up but not sure so asked your PCP.
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@jc76
My cardiologist agrees with you. She said the vast majority of her patients who report increased noticeable heartbeats while in bed also report a preferred sleeping position on their left side. As explained to me, the heart itself is not “fixed” in the chest to an immobile location. It is tethered somewhat loosely in place and can move, particularly when lying on the left. The heart shifts position and produces additional heartbeats as a result of the positioning of the heart itself.