Symptoms arising from the heart can be thought of as four main types:
Chest Pain
Chest pain arising from the heart is called angina. Usually it is due to narrowings in the arteries that supply the heart muscle – the coronaries…
Shortness of breath
Breathlessness can occur suddenly at rest or can be brought on by exertion. Sometimes patients just notice a gradual reduction in their exercise tolerance.
Palpitations
Dizziness is a common symptom and often not of concern. It also means different things to different people. Occasionally dizziness becomes severe and can lead to blackouts.
Dizziness/Blackouts
This really does mean totally different things to different people! For most it is an ‘awareness of the heart’ – a sensation that the heart is fluttering, racing, beating irregularly or more forcefully.