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  2. Diltiazem - Wikipedia

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    Diltiazem, sold under the brand name Cardizem among others, is a nondihydropyridine calcium channel blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure, angina, and certain heart arrhythmias. [9] It may also be used in hyperthyroidism if beta blockers cannot be used. [ 9 ]

  3. Calcium channel blocker toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Most people who have taken too much of a calcium channel blocker, especially diltiazem, get slow heart rate and low blood pressure (vasodilatory shock). [1] This can progress to the heart stopping altogether. [2] CCBs of the dihydropyridine group, as well as flunarizine, predominantly cause reflex tachycardia as a reaction to the low blood ...

  4. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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    AF can cause respiratory distress due to congestion in the lungs. By definition, the heart rate will be greater than 100 beats per minute . Blood pressure may be variable, and often difficult to measure as the beat-by-beat variability causes problems for most digital (oscillometric) non-invasive blood pressure monitors.

  5. The One Thing You Should Never, Ever Do if You Have Heart ...

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    "Palpitations are typically benign, but the risks are based on the underlying cause of the palpitations," says Dr. Bradley Serwer, MD, a cardiologist and the chief medical officer at VitalSolution.

  6. Cardiovascular agents - Wikipedia

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    Antihypertensive agents comprise multiple classes of compounds that are intended to manage hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensive therapy aims to maintain a blood pressure goal of <140/90 mmHg in all patients, as well as to prevent the progression or recurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in hypertensive patients with established CVD. [2]

  7. This Much Walking Per Week Can Reduce Your Risk For A ... - AOL

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    More than 2 million adults in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular heartbeat, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

  8. Heart Palpitations After Eating: When to Be Concerned - AOL

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    "Palpitations can mean different things to different people," says Dr. Jay Sengupta, a cardiac electrophysiologist with the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

  9. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Heart palpitations and arrhythmias, hypotension, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, respiratory system paralysis, death [4] [5] Aloe vera juice medicinal aloe Aloe vera "abdominal pain, diarrhea, potentially carcinogenic, with others can potentiate cardiac glycosides and antiarrhythmic agents" [3] Anthranoid laxatives