Cardiology: Signs and Symptoms
Chest Pain
- Angina
- Myocardial infarction
- Aortic dissection
- Pericarditis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pneumonia
- Pleurisy
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Esophageal spasm
- Costochondritis
- Rib fracture
- Anxiety
Dyspnea
- Congestive heart failure
- Myocardial ischemia
- Myocardial infarction
- Restrictive heart disease
- Pericardial tamponade
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pneumonia
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Interstitial lung disease
- Upper airway obstruction
- Anemia
- Obesity
Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmias
- Bradyarrhythmias
- Aortic stenosis
- Mitral stenosis
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Vasovagal syncope
- Carotid sinus sensitivity
- Orthostasis
- Atrial myxoma
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Seizure
- Hypoglycemia
- Anxiety
Palpitations
- Atrial premature beats
- Ventricular premature beats
- Tachyarrhythmias
- Bradyarrhythmias
- Hyperthyroidism
- Anxiety
- Anemia
Edema
- Heart failure
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Cirrhosis
- Venous insufficiency
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Hypothyroidism
- Lymphedema
Left-Sided Heart Failure
- Myocardial ischemia
- Myocardial infarction
- Ischemic cardiomyopathy
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Valvular heart disease (MS, MR, AS, AI)
- Myocarditis
- Infiltrative heart disease
- Hypertension
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Tachyarrhythmias
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Arteriovenous fistula
- Anemia
Right-Sided Heart Failure
- Left-sided heart failure
- Right ventricular infarction
- Pulmonary embolism
- Primary pulmonary hypertension
- Secondary pulmonary hypertension (e.g., COPD, chronic embolic disease)
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Pericardial tamponade
- Tricuspid regurgitation
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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