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irregular pulse

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irregular pulse
[ireg′yələr]
Etymology: L, in, not, regula, rule, pulsare, to beat
a variation in the force or rhythm of impulses in an artery, caused by cardiac arrhythmia.

irregular pulse
caused by cardiac arrhythmia or inadequate ventricular contractions failing to open aortic semilunar valves.


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Most cases of irregular pulse rhythm are not atrial fibrillation and do not increase the risk of st roke.
The common symptoms are: A) Heart palpitations or irregular pulse (arrhythmias) B) Chest pain C) Murmurs (abnormal heart sounds) D) Cough E) Dyspnoea (shortness of breath) F) Fatigue H) Fever or night sweats I) Orthopnoea (breathlessness on lying down) These symptoms are not specific for the cancer, making the clinical diagnosis very difficult.
He had prostate cancer surgery in 2003 and has suffered an irregular pulse recently.
 
 
 
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