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2. Venous hum - Wikipedia

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   Abnormal and potentially serious conditions such as thyrotoxicosis and anemia, by augmenting blood flow through the jugular veins, can nonetheless initiate or reinforce the venous hum, making it more noticeable, [4] and manipulation of the sound with various maneuvers has often helped physicians discover and diagnose cardiovascular disorders. [5]

3. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) is a disease where prolonged tachycardia (a fast heart rate) or arrhythmia (an irregular heart rhythm) causes an impairment of the myocardium (heart muscle), which can result in heart failure.

4. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the structure and/or function of the thyroid gland.The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck and produces thyroid hormones [1] that travel through the blood to help regulate many other organs, meaning that it is an endocrine organ.

5. Heart sounds - Wikipedia

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   These are the first heart sound (S 1) and second heart sound (S 2), produced by the closing of the atrioventricular valves and semilunar valves, respectively. In addition to these normal sounds, a variety of other sounds may be present including heart murmurs , adventitious sounds , and gallop rhythms S 3 and S 4 .

6. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis - Wikipedia

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   The most common type of hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease, may additionally cause eye problems (Graves' ophthalmopathy) and skin changes of the legs (pretibial myxedema). [6] Thyroid disease may also cause muscle weakness in the form of thyrotoxic myopathy, but this is constant rather than episodic. [5]

7. Bruit - Wikipedia

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   Bruit, also called vascular murmur, [3] is the abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery due to either an area of partial obstruction or a localized high rate of blood flow through an unobstructed artery.