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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

A CT may be employed in the diagnosis of patients presenting with palpitations when there is an increased suspicion of structural heart disease.

CT scan

A CT may be employed in the diagnosis of patients presenting with palpitations when there is an increased suspicion of structural heart disease.
These include conditions such as,
1. Mitral Valve Prolapse
2. Severe aortic regurgitation
3. Severe mitral regurgitation
4. Heart diseases
5. Mechanical Prosthetic valves
6. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Case courtesy of Dr Praveen Jha, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/16177">rID: 16177</a>

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 ==Overview==
-There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
+A CT may be employed in the diagnosis of patients presenting with palpitations when there is an increased suspicion of structural heart disease.
-OR
-[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
-OR
-There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
 ==CT scan==
-There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
+*A CT may be employed in the diagnosis of patients presenting with palpitations when there is an increased suspicion of structural heart disease.
+*These include conditions such as,
-OR
+*#Mitral Valve Prolapse
+*#Severe aortic regurgitation
-[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
+*#Severe mitral regurgitation
-*[Finding 1]
+*#Heart diseases
-*[Finding 2]
+*#Mechanical Prosthetic valves
-*[Finding 3]
+*#Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
-OR
+===Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy===
-There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:
+[[Image:HOCM CT Palpitations.jpeg|thumb|centre|500px|Case courtesy of Dr Praveen Jha, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/16177">rID: 16177</a>]]
-*[Complication 1]
-*[Complication 2]
-*[Complication 3]
 ==References==