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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Do Heart Palpitations Feel Like

Health Encyclopedia: Heart Disease: An Introduction To Coronary Artery Disease

Introduction


The heart is the human body's hardest working organ. Throughout life it continuously pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of arteries to all parts of the body's tissues.

The external structures of the heart include the ventricles, atria, arteries, and veins. Arteries carry blood away from the heart while veins carry blood into the heart. The vessels colored blue indicate the transport of blood with relatively low content of oxygen and high content of ...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Heart Palpitations and Anxiety Attacks: Should You Be Worried?
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Many people experience heart palpitations during an anxiety attack. This pounding of your heartbeat... Read more »

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Is My Heart Beating Too Hard?
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...their heart beat. This is often called feeling “palpitations.” There are many causes of such... Read more »

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How to Manage Palpitations
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...evidence of anxiety or stress that has lead to strong emotions.   Very often, palpitations... Read more »

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Major Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...are going crazy Fearing you are going to die Heart palpitations or chest pains Sweating Shaking... Read more »

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The Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke - Re-Visited
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...at the same time as chest discomfort or by itself. Palpitations - Awareness of your heart beat.... Read more »

Health Guide

Colon and Rectal Cancers: Symptoms
...may develop symptoms of anemia from iron deficiency. Such symptoms include weakness, fatigue, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and exercise intolerance.Tumors in the Transverse Colon. As... Read more »
Premenstrual Syndrome: Symptoms
...psychologic disorder)Behavioral and Mental SymptomsMood swings (although angry outburst or negative emotions are common, some women experience very positive bursts of creative energy before a... Read more »
Exercise and Fitness: MyDietExercise.com
...of a long-term diseaseA symptom you havent told your doctor aboutChest painShortness of breathHeart palpitationsBlood clotsInfectionsFeverUnexplained weight lossFoot or ankle sores that wont... Read more »
Mitral Valve Proplase Patient Guide
...that ordinarily would not be present. Some of these symptoms include: Irregular heartbeat or palpitations, particularly when lying on the left side. Tachycardia, increased... Read more »
Fibromyalgia: Risk Factors
...fibromyalgia can certainly be normal responses to the pain and fatigue caused by this syndrome. Such emotions, however, are related to the situation a person is in, and are temporary. They are not... Read more »

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Q&A: Can untreated reflux cause heart palpitations?
October 02, 2008

A reader wants to know if heart palpitations can be caused by untreated acid reflux. Dr. Mitchell Hecht says that though reflux itself is not a... Read summary »

Avoiding "holiday heart"
October 02, 2008

Every year during the holidays, emergency rooms in the United States see patients with heart palpitations and light-headedness. This condition, known... Read summary »

Endurance Athletes Have Dysfunctional Right Ventricles
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Endurance sports can lead to potentially deadly changes in the heart, according to a new study. Belgian researchers report most... Read summary »

Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Heart Problems
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Depression and Artery Disease
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