Common Symptoms Of Heart Disease

Common Symptoms •Chest discomfort•Breathlessness•Palpitation•Syncope/ dizziness•Oedema

Chest discomfort

Chest Discomfort•Cardiovascular causes

▫Myocardial infarction▫Angina▫Pericarditis▫Aortic dissection

•Other causes▫Oesophageal spasm▫Pneumothorax▫Musculoskeletal pain

Breathlessness

Breathlessness •Cardiovascular causes

▫Heart failure ▫Angina▫Pulmonary embolism▫Pulmonary hypertension

•Other causes▫Respiratory disease▫Anaemia▫Obesity

Palpitation

Palpitation •Cardiovascular causes

▫Tachyarrhythmia▫Ectopic beats

•Other causes▫Anxiety▫Hyperthyroidism▫Drugs

Syncope/ Dizziness

Syncope/ Dizziness•Cardiovascular causes

▫Arrhythmias ▫Postural hypertension▫Aortic stenosis▫Hypertropic obstructive cardiomyopathy▫Atrial myxoma

•Other causes▫Simple faints▫Epilepsy

Oedema

Oedema •Cardiovascular causes

▫Heart failure▫Constrictive pericarditis▫Venous stasis

•Other causes▫Nephrotic syndrome▫Liver disease▫Drugs

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