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  2. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    People with TIC most often present with symptoms of congestive heart failure and/or symptoms related to their irregular heart rhythm. [1] Symptoms of congestive heart failure can include shortness of breath, ankle swelling, fatigue, and weight gain. [2] Symptoms of an irregular heart rhythm can include palpitations and chest discomfort. [2]

  3. Premature heart beat - Wikipedia

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    A premature heart beat or extrasystole [1] is a heart rhythm disorder corresponding to a premature contraction of one of the chambers of the heart. Premature heart beats come in two different types: premature atrial contractions and premature ventricular contractions. Often they cause no symptoms but may present with fluttering in the chest or ...

  4. Ectopic beat - Wikipedia

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    Ectopic beat is a disturbance of the cardiac rhythm frequently related to the electrical conduction system of the heart, in which beats arise from fibers or group of fibers outside the region in the heart muscle ordinarily responsible for impulse formation (i.e., the sinoatrial node).

  5. Palpitations - Wikipedia

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    Palpitations are not always the result of a physical problem with the heart and can be linked to anxiety. [3] However, they may signal a fast or irregular heartbeat. Palpitations can be brief or long-lasting. They can be intermittent or continuous. Other symptoms can include dizziness, shortness of breath, sweating, headaches, and chest pain. [2]

  6. Inappropriate sinus tachycardia - Wikipedia

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    Other symptoms include chest pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, presyncope, syncope, [1] reduced exercise tolerance, anxiety, panic attacks, and headaches. These symptoms are usually associated with an elevated heart rate. While some patients have persistently elevated sinus rates, others have paroxysmal episodes with normal heart rates in ...

  7. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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    Pacemakers are often used for slow heart rates. [6] Those with an irregular heartbeat are often treated with blood thinners to reduce the risk of complications. [6] Those who have severe symptoms from an arrhythmia or are medically unstable may receive urgent treatment with a controlled electric shock in the form of cardioversion or ...

  8. Panic attack - Wikipedia

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    Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear and discomfort that may include palpitations, otherwise defined as a rapid, irregular heartbeat, sweating, chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, trembling, dizziness, numbness, confusion, or a sense of impending doom or loss of control.

  9. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    In short, the main criteria for the diagnosis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy are: the patient must have experienced a stressor before the symptoms began to arise; the patient's ECG reading must show abnormalities from a normal heart; the patient must not show signs of coronary blockage or other common causes of heart troubles; the levels of ...