as in pulses
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
a palpitation of the blood vessels
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Recent Examples of palpitations
Signs of low magnesium levels include nausea and vomiting, fatigue, headaches, muscle cramps, decreased appetite, poor sleep, and heart palpitations.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
After a massive bitcoin facility started operating in the town of Granbury, people of all ages began to experience a range of unexplainable medical issues, including hypertension, chest pain, heart palpitations, migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and panic attacks.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Consuming too much caffeine could lead to symptoms like heart palpitations, high blood pressure, and anxiety.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
These can give rise to symptoms like extreme thirst, fatigue, bloating, diarrhea, puffiness, weight gain, heart palpitations, headaches, and sleep difficulties.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
People can develop mental health problems and physical manifestations such as headaches, back pain, abdominal cramping, heart palpitations and trouble concentrating.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Fluctuating Estrogen in Menopause Some women experience a racing heartbeat or palpitations (a temporary increase of your heart rate) during menopause due to fluctuating estrogen levels.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2024
The condition known as long Covid or post-Covid syndrome (PCS) can cause extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations and muscle aches lasting for 12 weeks or more, according to the Nice guidelines.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
The disease, which causes a sharp chest pain that feels worse when lying down or breathing in and may cause a dry cough, trouble breathing, heart palpitations and fever, is often misdiagnosed at first.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
After a massive bitcoin facility started operating in the town of Granbury, people of all ages began to experience a range of unexplainable medical issues, including hypertension, chest pain, heart palpitations, migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and panic attacks.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Consuming too much caffeine could lead to symptoms like heart palpitations, high blood pressure, and anxiety.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
These can give rise to symptoms like extreme thirst, fatigue, bloating, diarrhea, puffiness, weight gain, heart palpitations, headaches, and sleep difficulties.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
People can develop mental health problems and physical manifestations such as headaches, back pain, abdominal cramping, heart palpitations and trouble concentrating.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Fluctuating Estrogen in Menopause Some women experience a racing heartbeat or palpitations (a temporary increase of your heart rate) during menopause due to fluctuating estrogen levels.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2024
The condition known as long Covid or post-Covid syndrome (PCS) can cause extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations and muscle aches lasting for 12 weeks or more, according to the Nice guidelines.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
The disease, which causes a sharp chest pain that feels worse when lying down or breathing in and may cause a dry cough, trouble breathing, heart palpitations and fever, is often misdiagnosed at first.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Palpitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitations. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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