How would someone say heart palpitations in Spanish?

Question

If there is no exact translation, what would be the equivalent?

Answer 1

Palpitaciones del corazon.  

Answer 2

ALL ANSWERS ARE WRONG!!!!

PALPITATIONS is a plural of palpitation. And "palpitations" in english means:

An abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart, whether it is too slow, too fast, irregular, or at its normal frequency. The difference between an abnormal awareness and a normal awareness is that the latter is almost always caused by a concentration on the beating of one's heart and the former interrupts other thoughts. Palpitations may be brought on by overexertion, adrenaline, alcohol, caffeine, cocaine, amphetamines, and other drugs, disease (such as hyperthyroidism) or as a symptom of panic disorder. More colloquially, it can also refer to a shaking motion. It can also happen in mitral stenosis.

Nearly everyone experiences an occasional awareness of their heart beating, but when it occurs frequently, it can indicate a problem. Palpitations may be associated with heart problems, but also with anemias and thyroid malfunction.

Causes of palpitation

Palpitations can be attributed to one of three main causes:

1- Hyperdynamic circulation (Valvular Incompetence, Thyrotoxicosis, Hypercapnia, Pyrexia, Anemia, Pregnancy...)

2- Sympathetic overdrive (Panic disorders, Hypoglycemia, Hypoxia, Levocetirizine antihistamines, Anemia, Heart Failure, Mitral valve prolapse.[1]..)

3- Arrhythmias (Atrial fibrillation, Supraventricular tachycardia, Ventricular tachycardia, Ventricular fibrillation, Heart block...)

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpitation

so..........

The proper spanish word for "palpitations" is:

"ARRITMIA" or "ARRITMIA CARDIACA" and it means an irregular (not a constant) beating of the heart. If you say that "palpitations" is litteraly "palpitaciones del corazón" it means in spanish that the heart is beating ok (normal) and that´s NOT the sense or meaning of "palpitations" in english. See the difference?

You can check the meaning of the word arritmia here:

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta...

Answer 3

it is literally "palpitaciones del corazón" pretty direct, eh? haha

Answer 4

Corazon esta/estaba palpitando.

esta = present tense

estaba = past tense

Answer 5

palpitaciones de corazon.

Answer 6

you can say 'pálpitos'