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Expert & Community Posts

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 »

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 »

Milnacipran Clinical Trials Show Improvement of Fibromyalgia Symptoms

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

The results of a pair of double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trials of... Read more »

Why You Need to Get Screened for PAT This February

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...overactive thyroid gland.It is quite common to observe palpitations during other hormonal surges... Read more »

Migraine Abortives Get Another Chance

By Nancy Bonk , Health Expert

As I may have mentioned in my SharePosts, I have had a hard time with increased Migraine pain... Read more »

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Health Guide

Claustrophobia

...symptoms of claustrophobia are the same as those experienced during any panic attack: Heart palpitations or rapid heartbeatNauseaLightheadedness, dizziness, faintingShaking or... Read more »

Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide

...cough or cough bringing up blood-tinged foamy materialNocturia, or an increase in urination at nightPalpitations, or feeling the heart beatOliguria, or decreased urine outputUnexplained or... 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 »

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 »

Premenstrual Syndrome: Symptoms

...severity of PMS symptoms)Alcohol intoleranceFluid retentionWeight gainClumsinessNausea and vomitingHeart palpitations (rapid heartbeats).Breast Pain (Cyclical Mastalgia)In one survey, 68% of women... 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

February 26, 2007

(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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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The millions of Americans who take drugs commonly prescribed to treat osteoporosis could be at risk for irregular heartbeats,... Read summary »

Stem Cells Reversing Heart Damage

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CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Cooking is one of Bill Spence's many hobbies. Lately, it's the only one he can still do. "The pain starts in the... Read summary »

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