What is Palpitations?

What is Palpitations?

• Palpitations: The subjective sensation of the beating of the heart at a rapid or irregular rate.
• Palpitations: Palpitations; unpleasant sensation of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Palpitations: a rapid and irregular heart beat.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Palpitations: Introduction

Types of Palpitations:

Broader types of Palpitations:

• Heart conditions
• Arrhythmias
• more types...»

How serious is Palpitations?

Complications of Palpitations: see complications of Palpitations

What causes Palpitations?

Causes of Palpitations: see causes of Palpitations
Risk factors for Palpitations: see risk factors for Palpitations

What are the symptoms of Palpitations?

Symptoms of Palpitations: see symptoms of Palpitations

Complications of Palpitations: see complications of Palpitations

Can anyone else get Palpitations?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Palpitations

Palpitations: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Palpitations.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Palpitations.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Palpitations: see treatments for Palpitations

Organs Affected by Palpitations:

Organs and body systems related to Palpitations include:

• Heart

Name and Aliases of Palpitations

Main name of condition: Palpitations

premature ventricular contractions (PVC)

Awareness of heartbeat Source - Diseases Database

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