May be present in normal pregnancy | Suggests cardiac pathology |
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Fatigue | Chest pain |
Exertional dyspnoea | Severe breathlessness, orthopnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, cough |
Palpitation (re-entry tachycardia, atrial and ventricular premature beats) | Atrial flutter or fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia |
Elevated jugular venous pressure | Systemic hypotension |
Sinus tachycardia 10–15% above normal heart rate | Sinus tachycardia >15% above normal heart rate |
Full volume pulse | |
Third heart sound | Fourth heart sound |
Systolic flow murmur | Pulmonary oedema |
Pedal oedema | Pleural effusion |