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Palpitations

Palpitations: Introduction

Palpitations: The term "palpitations" loosely means any time a person can sense their own heartbeat, and believes it to be unusual or abnormal. Thus, palpitations ... more about Palpitations.

Palpitations: "Extra" heartbeats, also called palpitations, or premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) happen when there is irritation in the ... more about Palpitations.

Palpitations: The subjective sensation of the beating of the heart at a rapid or irregular rate. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Palpitations is available below.

Symptoms of Palpitations

• Tachycardia
• Bradycardia
• Arrhythmia
• more symptoms...»

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Palpitations: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Palpitations

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• Arrthymias
• Supraventricular tachycardia
• Atrial flutter
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Medical Textbooks Online about Palpitations

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Palpitations?

• Misdiagnosis of Palpitations
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• Hidden causes of Palpitations (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
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Palpitations: Self Assessment Tools

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Palpitations: Medical Mistakes

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Palpitations: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Palpitations

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal. It...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas there are various less dangerous...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of hypertension that can be...read more »

Pheochromocytoma can mimic an anxiety attack: Pheochromocytoma is a tumour of the adrenal glands which secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines such as epinephrine and nor-epinephrine. It usually occurs in young...read more »

Commmon case of iron deficeincy anaemia: Iron deficiency anaemia is a common cause of anaemia worldwide. It is the largest cause of microcytic hypochromic anaemia with its main differential diagnosis being...read more »

Rapid heart rate in Wolf Parkinson White syndrome: Wolf Parkinson White syndrome can present with anything form mild chest discomfort or palpitations to severe cardiopulmonary...read more »

Pitfalls in diagnosing palpitations: The symptom of palpitations is suggestive of cardiac arrhythmia but may have a non- cardiac cause....read more »

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Palpitations: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Cholesterol Specialists:
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  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
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Hospitals & Clinics: Palpitations

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Palpitations: Rare Types

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Causes of Palpitations

• Arrhythmia
• Heart disease
• Anemia
• Hyperthyroidism
• Caffeine
• more causes...»

See full list of 445 causes of Palpitations

More information about causes of Palpitations:

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• Underlying causes of Palpitations
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Treatments for Palpitations

• Iron - possibly used if condition is caused by iron deficiency
• Magnesium - possibly used for related magnesium deficiency
• more treatments...»

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Latest Treatments for Palpitations

• Pacemaker
• Atenolol
• Metoprolol
• Verapamil
• Atropine
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News Archives for Palpitations

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• Test May Predict Moms Who Will Deliver Prematurely
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Palpitations: Broader Related Topics

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• Arrhythmias
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Article Excerpts about Palpitations

"Extra" heartbeats, also called palpitations, or premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) happen when there is irritation in the lower part of the heart’s pumping chambers. PVCs interrupt the normal heart rhythm and cause an irregular beat that can feel like a "missed beat" or a "flip-flop" in the chest. This can be harmless or it may lead to problems that are more serious. (Source: excerpt from HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: NWHIC)

Definitions of Palpitations:

Palpitations; unpleasant sensation of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A rapid and irregular heart beat - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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