Palpitations
Palpitations: Introduction
Palpitations are a sensation in the chest that is described in a number of ways. These include feeling a rapid heartbeat, a pounding in the chest, a fluttering of the heart, being conscious of the beating of the heart, or feeling missed or skipped beats of the heart.
Palpitations can be a symptom of a variety of mild to serious disorders, diseases or conditions. Palpitations can result from drugs use, infection, cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, trauma, and other abnormal processes.
Palpitations can occur in any age group or population. Palpitations are often associated with heart disease, but they can also occur with a wide variety of other diseases, disorders and conditions. For example, palpitations are commonly the result of the use of certain street drugs, such as methamphetamine and ecstasy.
Palpitations can also result from a relatively mild to moderate condition that is relatively easy to resolve, such as drinking too much coffee or an anxiety attack. Palpitations can also be a symptom of a serious or life-threatening condition, such as cardiac arrhythmia. Palpitations are commonly associated with a cardiac conditions, but any condition or disease that causes a rapid heart rate (tachycardia) can result in palpitations. These can include conditions of the respiratory system, the circulatory system, and the gastrointestinal system. For more details about causes, see causes of palpitations.
Depending on the cause, palpitations can be short-term and disappear quickly, such as when palpitations occurs during an anxiety attack. Palpitations can also occur in sudden, severe episodes, such as palpitations that happens with a cardiac arrhythmia called supraventricular tachycardia. Palpitations can also be chronic and ongoing over a long period of time, such as when it is due to a cardiac arrhythmia called chronic atrial fibrillation.
Palpitations often occur in conjunction with other symptoms, which vary depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Other common symptoms include irregular pulse, chest pain, chest pressure, shortness of breath, cough, fever, abnormal vital signs, rapid breathing (tachypnea) and labored breathing (dyspnea). Dizziness, anxiety, restlessness and paranoia can also occur.
Complications of some underlying causes of palpitations can be life-threatening and include low oxygen levels and high carbon dioxide levels in the body, sepsis, shock, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest and death.
Diagnosing palpitations and their root cause begins with taking a thorough personal and family medical history, including symptoms, and completing a physical examination.
Depending on the suspected cause of palpitations, blood tests may include a complete blood count, which can reveal in infectious process, and cardiac assays, which can reveal a cardiac condition. Blood and urine drug screens can determine if there are any drugs in the body that may be the cause of palpitations.
An EKG and chest X-ray are also performed if the cause of palpitations is suspected to be due to heart disease or a respiratory disease. Continuous cardiac monitoring is also done to watch for cardiac arrhythmias, which are a common cause of palpitations.
An exam also includes listening with a stethoscope to the sounds that the heart and lungs make. Certain types of heart sounds, such as a heart murmur, point to some underlying causes of palpitations, such as mitral valve prolapse. Certain lung sounds point to some underlying causes of palpitations. For example, a bubbling sound may point to congestive heart failure.
Other important tests include a noninvasive test called a pulse oximetry is generally performed. This involves clipping a painless device to the fingertip, which can measure the amount of oxygen in the blood.
Depending on the suspected cause of palpitations, other tests can include additional blood tests, culture and sensitivity tests, pulmonary function test, and imaging tests, such as CT scan, nuclear scans, and MRI.
A diagnosis of palpitations and its cause can easily be delayed or missed because palpitations may be mild or vague and for other reasons. For information on misdiagnosis, refer to misdiagnosis of palpitations.
Treatment of palpitations involves diagnosing and treating the underlying disease, disorder or condition that is causing them. Some conditions can be easily and successfully treated and cured, while others may require more intensive treatment and may not have an optimal prognosis. For more information on treatment, refer to treatment of palpitations....more »
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 may be used by patients to describe
racing heartbeat, rapid heart beat, slow heart...more »
Palpitations: Misdiagnosis
Diagnosing palpitations and their underlying cause may be delayed or missed because in some cases, palpitations may not be severe enough or last long enough for a person to seek medical care. Palpitations can be a sign of a serious, even life-threatening condition and should be evaluated immediately. ...more misdiagnosis »
Causes of Palpitations:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Palpitations.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Palpitations
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Palpitations
Home medical tests possibly related to Palpitations:
Causes of Types of Palpitations:
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types for Palpitations
Palpitations: Symptom Checker
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Palpitations Treatments
Treatment plans for palpitations are individualized depending on the underlying cause, the presence of coexisting diseases, the age and medical history of the patient, and other factors. Treatment generally involves a multifaceted plan that addresses the cause, eases the discomfort of palpitations, decreases the risk of developing serious complications, and helps a person to ...Palpitations Treatments
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Stories from Users for Palpitations
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Diagnostic tests for Palpitations:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Palpitations. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Note pulse rate, rhythm and regularity. If rate is over 150 beats per minute may suggest paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. If rate is less than 150 beats per minute it is more likely to be sinus tachycardia which can be associated with exercise, fever, drugs or hyperthyroidism
- Temperature (if fever is present with enlarged heart and heart murmur must consider bacterial endocarditis; fever itself may cause tachycardia)
- Blood pressure. If blood pressure is high may suggest phaeochromocytoma or hyperthyroidism
- Cardiovascular examination - looking for enlarged heart (may suggest congestive cardiac failure, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, hypothyroidism), heart murmur (may suggest valvular heart disease e.g. acute or chronic rheumatic fever or bacterial endocarditis ).
- Look for signs of hyperthyroidism including agitation, restlessness, enlarged thyroid (goiter), warm and sweaty palms, fine tremor, protruding eyes
- Blood tests
- more tests...»
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diagnostic tests for Palpitations
Palpitations: Animations
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Medications or substances causing Palpitations:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Palpitations as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Palpitations
Drug interactions causing Palpitations:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Palpitations as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Dymelor and alcohol interaction
- Diabinese and alcohol interaction
- Amaryl and alcohol interaction
- Glucotrol and alcohol interaction
- Glucotrol XL and alcohol interaction
- DiaBeta and alcohol interaction
- Glynase PresTab and alcohol interaction
- more interactions...»
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drug interactions causing Palpitations
Palpitations: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Palpitations may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Palpitations
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Palpitations:
Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Palpitations. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all
medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
specialist you see.
Create your printable checklist here.
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Palpitations: Deaths
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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 the conditions which may be causes of chest pain, causing...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 should be considered for any unexplained heart rhythm...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...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"...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...read more »
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Palpitations: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
Palpitations: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
Causes of Palpitations listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Palpitations as a symptom include:
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causes of Palpitations
- (Source - Diseases Database)
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)
"Extra" heartbeats, also called palpitations, or premature
ventricular contractions (PVCs)... (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)
Organs affected by Palpitations:
The list of organs typically affected by Palpitations may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Palpitations
The list below shows some of the causes of Palpitations mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Palpitations
How Common are these Causes of Palpitations?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Palpitations.
Of the 566
causes of Palpitations that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 11
causes are "very common" diseases
- 17
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 16
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 541
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 566
causes of Palpitations
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Palpitations:
The following list of conditions
have 'Palpitations' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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include a symptom of Palpitations or choose View All.
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- Accelerated hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Acid-Base Imbalance
... bounding pulse
- Acute intermittent porphyria
... tachycardia
- Acute leukaemia of ambiguous lineage
... palpitations
- Acute megacaryoblastic leukemia
... palpitations
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 1
... palpitations
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 2
... palpitations
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 3
... palpitations
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 4
... palpitations
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 5
... palpitations
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
... palpitations
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 7
... palpitations
- Acute myelocytic leukemia
... palpitations
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to alkylating agent
... palpitations
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to topoisomerase type II inhibitor
... palpitations
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, therapy related
... palpitations
- Acute myeloid leukemia
... palpitations
- Acute myeloid leukemia, adult
... palpitations
- Acute non lymphoblastic leukemia
... palpitations
- Acute radiation sickness
... tachycardia
- Acute Renal Failure
... tachycardia, tachycardia)
- Acute rheumatic fever
... heart murmur
- Acute stress disorder
... Tachycardia
- Adrenal adenoma, familial
... palpitations, tachycardia
- Adrenal Cancer
... palpitations, tachycardia
- Adrenal Cortex Diseases
... heart palpitations
- Adrenal gland hyperfunction
... palpitations, tachycardia
- Adrenal hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Adrenal incidentaloma
... palpitations, tachycardia
- Adrenal medulla neoplasm
... palpitations, tachycardia
- Adult Panic-Anxiety Syndrome
... heart palpitations
- Alcohol-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Aldehyde syndrome
... tachycardia
- Amitriptyline toxicity
... tachycardia
- Amoxapine toxicity
... tachycardia
- Amphetamine poisoning
... tachycardia
- Amphetamine-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Amyloid cardiopathy
... heart palpitations
- Amyloid cardiopathy, familial
... heart palpitations
- Amyloidosis
... heart murmur
- Anaesthesia complications
... Tachycardia
- Anaphylaxis
... palpitations
- Ancylostoma duodenale
... palpitation
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Warm Antibody
... palpitations
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
... heart palpitations
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts
... heart palpitations
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 1
... heart palpitations
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 2
... heart palpitations
- Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva
... palpitations
- Angina Pectoris
... palpitations
- Anorexia Nervosa
... heart palpitations
- Anticholinergics poisoning
... tachycardia
- Anxiety
... heart palpitations
- Anxiety disorders
... heart palpitations
- Aorta conditions
... Heart murmur
- Aortic coarctation
... heart murmur
- Aortic stenosis
... heart palpitations
- Aortic valve disease
... heart murmur
- Aortic valve incompetence
... bounding pulse, heart murmur
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
... bounding pulse, irregular pulse, palpitations, heart murmur
- Aortic valve stenosis
... heart palpitations
- Aortic valves stenosis of the child
... heart murmur, heart palpitations
- Aorto-ventricular tunnel
... heart murmur
- Aplastic anemia
... tachycardia, heart palpitations
- Arrhythmias
... heart palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 1
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 10
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 11
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 12
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 2
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 3
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 4
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 5
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 6
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 7
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 8
... palpitations
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 9
... palpitations
- Asymmetric septal hypertrophy
... heart palpitations
- Atrial arrhythmia
... palpitations
- Atrial cardiomyopathy with heart block
... atrial fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation
... palpitations
- Atrial fibrillation, familial 1
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 2
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 3
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 4
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 5
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 6
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 7
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 8
... heart palpitations
- Atrial flutter
... chest fluttering feeling
- Atrial myxoma, familial
... heart palpitations
- Atrial Septal Defect
... heart murmur
- Atrial septal defect 1
... palpitations
- Atrial septal defect 2
... palpitations
- Atrial Septal Defect 3
... palpitations
- Atrial Septal Defect 4
... palpitations
- Atrial Septal Defect 5
... palpitations
- Atrial Septal Defect 6
... palpitations
- Atrial tachyarrhythmia with short pr interval
... paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
- Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly with cardiac defects and sensorineural hearing loss
... heart murmur
B
C
- Caffeine poisoning
... tachycardia
- Carbamate insecticide poisoning
... tachycardia
- Carcinoid crisis
... tachycardia
- Carcinoid syndrome
... tachycardia
- Cardiac compression syndrome
... heart palpitations
- Cardiac hydatid cysts with intracavitary expansion
... palpitations
- Cardiac malformation
... irregular pulse, palpitations, heart murmurs
- Cardiac tamponade
... heart palpitations
- Cardiac valvular dysplasia, X-linked
... irregular pulse, palpitations
- Cardioauditory syndrome of Sanchez- Cascos
... heart murmur
- Cardiomyopathy
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 10
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1B
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1C
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1D
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1E
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1G
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1H
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1I
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1J
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1K
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1L
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1M
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1N
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1P
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Q
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1R
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1S
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1T
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1U
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1W
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Y
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Z
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 2A
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 3B
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 1
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 2
... palpitations
- Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic
... irregular pulse, heart palpitations
- Cardiovascular Disease
... palpitations
- Carotid Paraganglioma
... palpitations
- Cathinone poisoning
... palpitations
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate
... palpitations
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitroglycerin
... palpitations
- Chromosome 11, deletion 11p
... Heart murmur
- Chromosome 12, trisomy 12q
... Heart murmur
- Chromosome 12q duplication syndrome
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 17p, partial deletion
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 17q, partial duplication
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 20q duplication syndrome
... congenital heart murmur
- Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Spectrum
... Heart murmur
- Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 4, trisomy 4q
... Heart murmur
- Chromosome 4q duplication syndrome
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 7p deletion syndrome
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 9, monosomy 9p
... heart murmur
- Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p
... Heart murmur
- Chronic Kidney Disease
... palpitations
- Chronic leukemia
... heart palpitations
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
... palpitations
- Chronic orthostatic hypotension
... heart palpitations
- Clomipramine Toxicity
... tachycardia
- Cobalamin malabsorption, selective, with proteinuria
... heart murmur
- Cocaine poisoning
... tachycardia
- Cocaine-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Combat stress reaction
... palpitations
- Congenital cardiovascular malformations
... heart murmur
- Congenital heart defects
... heart murmurs
- Congenital heart septum defect
... heart palpitations
- Congenital mitral malformation
... palpitations, heart murmur
- Congenital mitral stenosis
... palpitations
- Congenital Vitamin B12 Malabsorption
... heart murmur
- Conn Syndrome-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Conn's adenoma
... heart palpitations
- Conn's syndrome
... heart palpitations
- Conn-Louis Carcinoma
... heart palpitations
- Conotruncal heart malformations
... heart murmur
- Constrictive pericarditis
... palpitations
- Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis
... palpitations
- Cor biloculare
... heart murmur
- Cor pulmonale
... palpitations
- Cor Triatriatum
... tachycardia, heart murmurs
- Coronaro-cardiac fistula
... heart murmur, heart palpitations
- Corticosteroid-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Cushing's syndrome-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Cutaneous mastocytosis
... Tachycardia
- Cyclic antidepressant poisoning
... tachycardia
- Cyclosporine toxicity
... irregular pulse, atrial fibrillation
- Cyclosporine-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
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E
F
G
H
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
... tachycardia
- Heart attack
... palpitations
- Heart block progressive, familial
... palpitations
- Heart cancer
... Tachycardia, Heart murmurs
- Heart conditions
... Irregular pulse, Palpitations, Tachycardia
- Heart disease
... palpitations
- Heart injury
... Irregular pulse, Palpitations, Tachycardia
- Heart Murmur
... loud heart murmur, heart murmur
- Heart valve diseases
... Irregular pulse, Palpitations
- Heller-Dohle disease
... palpitations
- Hepatorenal tyrosinemia
... tachycardia
- Herbal Agent adverse reaction -- Ginkgo biloba
... palpitations
- Herbal Agent adverse reaction -- Polygonum multiflorum
... heart palpitations
- Herbal Agent adverse reaction -- Senna
... palpitations
- Herbal Agent overdose -- Betel Nut
... heart palpitations
- Herbal Agent overdose -- Peppermint Oil
... atrial fibrillation
- Herbal Agent overdose -- Sabah vegetable
... heart palpitations
- High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
... Heart palpitations
- High T4 syndrome
... atrial fibrillation
- HOCM
... heart palpitations
- Horseshoe Crab poisoning
... heart palpitations
- Hurler syndrome
... Heart murmur
- Hyperadrenalism
... palpitations, tachycardia
- Hyperaldosteronism-induced hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Hypertension due to bilateral renal artery stenosis
... heart palpitations
- Hypertension in children
... heart palpitations
- Hypertension in children from 11 through adolescence
... heart palpitations
- Hypertension in children one to ten years
... heart palpitations
- Hypertension-like disorders
... heart palpitations
- Hypertensive heart disease
... Irregular pulse
- Hyperthyroidism
... palpitations
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... heart murmur
- Hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
... heart murmur, heart palpitations
- Hypoaldosteronism
... palpitations
- Hypoglycemia
... palpitations
- Hypoglycemic attack
... palpitations
- Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
... tachycardia
- Hypovolemia
... tachycardia
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J
K
L
M
- Malignant hypertension
... heart palpitations
- Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 1
... tachycardia
- Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 2
... tachycardia
- Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 3
... tachycardia
- Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 4
... tachycardia
- Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 5
... tachycardia
- Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 6
... tachycardia
- Mallory-Weiss syndrome
... tachycardia
- Marfan syndrome
... palpitations, heart murmur
- Marine toxins
... heart palpitations
- Mc Leod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome
... atrial fibrillation
- Megaloblasti Anemia, 1
... heart murmur
- Megaloblastic Anemia, Familial
... heart murmur
- Menopause
... palpitations
- Metabolic Syndrome
... heart palpitations
- Midline field defects
... heart murmur
- Mitral regurgitation
... atrial fibrillation
- Mitral valve disease
... Palpitations
- Mitral valve prolapse syndrome
... heart murmur, heart palpitations
- Mitral valve prolapse, familial
... heart murmur
- Mitral valve prolapse, familial, autosomal dominant
... heart palpitations
- Mitral valve prolapse, familial, X-linked
... heart palpitations
- Mitral-valve prolapse
... racing heart, heart murmur, heart palpitations
- Morphine overdose
... palpitations
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
... Heart murmur
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome
... heart murmur
- Mucopolysaccharidosis VI
... Heart murmur
- Multifocal ventricular premature beats
... palpitations
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia
... Tachycardia
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
... Tachycardia
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
... Tachycardia
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3
... Tachycardia
- Mungan syndrome
... heart murmur
- Mustard tree poisoning
... irregular pulse
- Myocarditis
... heart palpitations
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Conditions listing medical complications: Palpitations:
The following list of medical conditions have
Palpitations or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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- Hyperthyroidism
... atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, tachycardia
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Causes of Palpitations Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Palpitations based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Palpitations?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Palpitations, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Palpitations:
Awareness of heartbeat
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Palpitations:
Subtypes of Palpitations:
Extra heartbeats (11 causes), Additional Heart Sounds (267 causes), Atrial fibrillation (77 causes), Bounding pulse (27 causes), Gallop, atrial (9 causes), Gallop, ventricular (5 causes), Loud Heart Sounds (10 causes), Pulse, bounding (13 causes), Soft Heart Sounds (9 causes), Tachycardia (194 causes), Bruit (15 causes), Bruits (22 causes), Cervical bruit (14 causes), Intracranial bruit (5 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Palpitations:
Heart symptoms (2927 causes), Heart rhythm symptoms (1589 causes), Cardiovascular symptoms (3192 causes)
Symptoms related to Palpitations:
Rapid heart beat (865 causes), Slow heart beat (49 causes), Heart rhythm symptoms (1589 causes), Arrthymias, Ventricular tachycardia, Atrial fibrillation (77 causes), Atrial flutter, Supraventricular tachycardia, Panic attack (26 causes), Generalised anxiety disoreder, Anemia (926 causes), Hyperthyroidism (41 causes), Cocaine, Coffee, Pheochromocytoma (15 causes)
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