In our continuing series of heart related stories, today we will dissect the heart into simple terminology and discuss the most common type of irregular heartbeat. No, your heart did not skip a beat ...

Tachycardia is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute (BPM). It can be a sign of emotional distress or anxiety, anemia (low levels of iron in the blood), infections, dehydration, ...

More people are experiencing atrial fibrillation – the most common sustained irregular heart beat – and predictions are that hospitalizations for it will reach 3.3 million by 2025. Dr. Pugazhendhi ...

Your heart has been doing its job faithfully for years, beating steadily in the background while you go about your daily life. Then suddenly, you become acutely aware of every beat as it seems to ...

That flutter in your chest could be more than stress. Doctors explain how arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat, can signal ...

Arrhythmia puts you at greater risk of potentially life threatening complications affecting your heart, brain, and lungs. An arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat that beats too fast, slow, or ...

Irregular heartbeat conditions affect millions of people worldwide, causing hearts to beat too fast, too slow, or with an uneven rhythm. These cardiac rhythm disturbances, medically known as ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Most people think the heart starts to lose its spark as you age, but researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC say otherwise. In a healthy heart, a natural ...

VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ An irregular heart beat is more common among men but much more hazardous when it occurs in women, according to the first major study to examine gender differences in the ailment ...