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2. Premature heart beat - Wikipedia

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   A premature heart beat or extrasystole [1] is a heart rhythm disorder corresponding to a premature contraction of one of the chambers of the heart. Premature heart beats come in two different types: premature atrial contractions and premature ventricular contractions. Often they cause no symptoms but may present with fluttering in the chest or ...

3. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   People with TIC most often present with symptoms of congestive heart failure and/or symptoms related to their irregular heart rhythm. [1] Symptoms of congestive heart failure can include shortness of breath, ankle swelling, fatigue, and weight gain. [2] Symptoms of an irregular heart rhythm can include palpitations and chest discomfort. [2]

4. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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   Pacemakers are often used for slow heart rates. [6] Those with an irregular heartbeat are often treated with blood thinners to reduce the risk of complications. [6] Those who have severe symptoms from an arrhythmia or are medically unstable may receive urgent treatment with a controlled electric shock in the form of cardioversion or ...

5. Irregular heartbeat types, symptoms and causes - AOL

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   Don't panic, symptoms can be caused by stress, and most people who do have abnormal heart rhythms are able to live normal lives, but here's what to be aware of. Irregular heartbeat types, symptoms ...

6. Junctional ectopic tachycardia - Wikipedia

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   Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is a rare syndrome of the heart that manifests in patients recovering from heart surgery. [1] It is characterized by cardiac arrhythmia, or irregular beating of the heart, caused by abnormal conduction from or through the atrioventricular node (AV node).

7. Bigeminy - Wikipedia

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   Bigeminy is a cardiac arrhythmia in which there is a single ectopic beat, or irregular heartbeat, following each regular heartbeat. Most often this is due to ectopic beats occurring so frequently that there is one after each sinus beat, or normal heartbeat. The two beats are figuratively similar to two twins (hence bi-+ gemini).

8. Wandering atrial pacemaker - Wikipedia

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   Both arrhythmias have at least 3 different P-wave morphologies in a single ECG lead, but the heart rate is different. When the heart rate is lower than 100 beats per minute, the heart rhythm is considered wandering atrial pacemaker. When the heart rate is greater than 100 beats per minute, the heart rhythm is considered multifocal atrial ...

9. Dilated cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Mouse heart slice showing dilated cardiomyopathy: Specialty: Cardiology: Symptoms: Feeling tired, leg swelling, shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting [2] Complications: Heart failure, heart valve disease, irregular heartbeat [3] [4] Usual onset: Middle age [5] Types: Tachycardia-induced, [6] [7] others: Causes