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Meanings of obsolete soldiers heart in English

American Civil War term linking post-traumatic stress disorder with increased propensity for cardiovascular disease.

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        Examples for "soldiers heart"
        Examples for "soldiers heart"
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        And not one of the soldiers ' heart rates rose above seventy-five.
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        I have an irritable heart, and digitalis helps it.
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        It will rarely slow a rapid heart; it will often stimulate a sluggish, slow heart; it may increase the irritability of an irritable heart.
        Disturbances of the Heart / Discussion of the Treatment of the H...
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        Pots is a disorder where orthostatic intolerance (OI) is the main symptom.
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        Whether myocardial contractile impairment contributes to orthostatic intolerance (OI) is controversial.
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        Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a form of dysautonomia which presents with complex symptoms including orthostatic intolerance.
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        Diagnosis of POTS was based on chronic day-to-day orthostatic intolerance symptoms as well as excessive tachycardia during the TTT.
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        Recent studies have suggested that microgravity-induced arterial remodelling contributes to post-flight orthostatic intolerance and that multiple mechanisms are involved in arterial remodelling.
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