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Abnormal heart rate

Palpitations are heartbeat sensations that feel like your heart is pounding or racing. You may simply have an unpleasant awareness of your own heartbeat, or may feel skipped or stopped beats. The heart’s rhythm may be normal or abnormal. Palpitations can be felt in your chest, throat, or neck. Continue reading

Abnormal enlargement of the heart Part 2

What are the symptoms of cardiac enlargement?

Some people can have varying degrees of cardiac enlargement and have no symptoms. Once dilation or hypertrophy begins to place undue demands on heart function, however, symptoms do result. These can include:

  • Shortness of breath
  • Chest pressure or pain
  • Palpitations (a sense that the heart is beating rapidly or forcefully or “skipping beats”)
  • Swelling of the feet, ankles, or legs
  • Dizziness or lightheadedness
  • Loss of consciousness Continue reading