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Palpitation |
A sensation in which a person perceived an irregular, forceful, or rapid heartbeat. |
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Ischemia |
A decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or body part caused by construction or obstruction of the blood vessels |
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Angina |
Chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart |
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Cardiomegaly |
Abnormal enlargement of the heart, most commonly see on chest x-ray as a sign of congestive heart failure |
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Ectopy |
A temporary abnormal heartbeat (not a sustained abnormal rhythm) that can be read on an EKG or perceived by the patient as a palpitation |
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Bruit |
An abnormal sound heard on auscultation that indicates the narrowing of an artery, most commonly the carotid artery. |
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Infract |
An are of tissue death caused by an obstruction in oxygen supply, typically by a clot in the heart or brain |
