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Tachycardia

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Abnormally high heart rate

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Angina

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A type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
(Aka Ischemic Chest pain)

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AMI

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Acute myocardial infarction

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Bradycardia

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Abnormally slow heart rate

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Stroke

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Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.

Aka CVA, cerebrovascular accident

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ischemia

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an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles.

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