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Cardiology
- angina (chest pain caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries)
- high blood pressure
- palpitations
- arrhythmias, e.g. atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat)
- heart murmurs due to heart valve disease
- cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle) with heart failure including pulmonary
- oedema (accumulation of fluid)
- coronary artery thrombosis or myocardial infarction (heart attack) often associated with high
- blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol
- diseases of the arteries (atherosclerosis, arteritis, atheroma)
- diseases of the heart’s valves
- hole in the heart and other forms of congenital heart disease within adult life, including transition from paediatric care and shared care of pregnant women with heart disease.