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This is complemented by gastro-coronary reflexes [12] whereby the coronary arteries constrict with "functional cardiovascular symptoms" similar to chest-pain on the left side and radiation to the left shoulder, dyspnea, sweating, up to angina pectoris-like attacks with extrasystoles, drop of blood pressure, and tachycardia (high heart rate) or ...
Resting heart rate is often correlated with mortality. In the Copenhagen City Heart Study a heart rate of 65 bpm rather than 80 bpm was associated with 4.6 years longer life expectancy in men and 3.6 years in women. [27] Other studies have shown all-cause mortality is increased by 1.22 (hazard ratio) when heart rate exceeds 90 beats per minute. [7]
A patient with working heart and lungs who is determined to be brain dead can be pronounced legally dead without clinical death occurring. However, some courts have been reluctant to impose such a determination over the religious objections of family members, such as in the Jesse Koochin case. [30]
What Is Heart Disease? Heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart’s structure and function. Several different heart conditions fall under the umbrella term for ...
Panic attacks are associated with many different symptoms, with a person experiencing at least four of the following symptoms: increased heart rate, chest pain, palpitations (i.e. feeling like your heart is pounding out of your chest), difficulty breathing, choking sensation, nausea, abdominal pain, dizziness, lightheadedness (i.e. feeling like ...
Palpitation may be associated with coronary heart disease, perimenopause, hyperthyroidism, heart muscle diseases like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, diseases causing low blood oxygen such as asthma, emphysema or a blood clot in the lungs; previous chest surgery; kidney disease; blood loss and pain; anemia; drugs such as antidepressants, statins ...
Anxiety disorder; The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch [1] Specialty: Psychiatry, clinical psychology: Symptoms: Worrying, fast heart rate, shakiness [2] Complications: Depression, trouble sleeping, poor quality of life, substance use disorder, alcohol use disorder, suicide [3] Usual onset: 15–35 years old ...
People who sit at a desk all day face a greater risk for heart disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.