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Heart Syndromes Qi deficiency symptoms palpitations light and occasional on exertion + Qi deficiency (tiredness, etc.) causes blood loss sadness pulse deficient, thin, sometimes missed beats tongue pale white coat Yang deficiency symptoms palpitations cold limbs, cyanosis of lips if extreme stuffiness of the chest / heart region + Yang Qi deficiency (Qi Def. + Cold) causes blood loss sadness kidney yang deficiency pulse deep and week or knotted (slow irregular stops) tongue pale, swollen, delicate posbile purple complexion bright - pale Yang Collapse extreme yang deficiency cyanosis of the lips pulse hidden-minute-knotted / feeble fading coma caused by deficiency Blood deficency symptoms palpitations at rest evening uneasy feeling in chest / anxiety insomnia difficult to fall asleep poor memory + blood deficiency (dizziness, etc.) causes Spleen Qi deficiency anxiety and worry severe hemorrhage pulse thready, thin, weak and may be choppy tongue pale, dry, thin complexion dull - pale Stagnation of heart blood symptoms palpitations stabbing chest pain (radiates to arms or Jaw in women) pulse wiry, choppy + Blood stasis if severe cyanosis of lips, nails cold limbs spontaneous sweating only occurs with other patterns tongue purple dark, purple spots pulse hesitant or missed beats Yin deficiency symptoms malar flush cheek bones feeling of heat metal restlessness +  Yin deficiency (night sweats, etc.) insomnia difficult to fall asleep wakes up often / dream disturbed sleep  palpitations causes chronic anxiety and worry attack of exterior heat pulse rapid, thin floating empty or fine tongue red peeled deep mid-line crack red / red dots at tip Fire symptoms palpitations thirst mouth and tongue ulcers dark urine mental restlessness / agitation insomnia from disturbed dreams red face bitter taste in mouth in the morning causes chronic anxiety and depression often from liver-fire pulse full rapid overflowing in particular front left position or hasty tongue red with coating (yellow) and red/swollen tip Phlegm misting the heart symptoms mental confusion rattling sound in throat mid-line crack reaching tip w/ prickles causes pulse swollen body tongue sticky-slippery tongue Phlegm-Fire disturbing the heart symptoms palpitations manic-depression causes severe emotional issues excessive hot greasy food consumption fever from exterior heat invading peridcardium pulse full rapid slippery or rapid overflowing slippery or rapid full wiry tongue red with sticky yellow coating also mid-line crack with yellow prickles in it Phlegm obstructing the heart coma caused by excess

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