Heart sounds are the noises made as blood moves through the heart with each heartbeat. When the heart valves close, they make a distinct lubb-dupp sound. Healthcare providers listen to the heart's ...

Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day. Sometimes it beats faster and sometimes more slowly, depending on what you're doing and whether, for instance, you're all worked up about something. So ...

You know the feeling. When you first see your crush and your head starts spinning, your palms get sweaty, and your heart begins beating a mile a minute. Is this love? Or is it … an arrhythmia? The ...

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 ...

You may have heard the phrase “my heart skipped a beat” when someone was talking about a romantic encounter. In truth, hearts that beat irregularly are dangerous for your health. Atrial fibrillation ...

An abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia (also referred to as an irregular heartbeat), is a condition in which your heart beats too fast (at more than 100 beats per minute, or BPM), too slowly (at less ...

Transient idiopathic arrhythmias are temporary heart rhythm disturbances without a clear cause, which can be harmless or require treatment if symptoms are frequent. Diagnosis can be challenging, as ...

Depending on the type of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), medication can help slow or regulate a person’s heartbeat. Doctors will assess symptoms to decide the best medication. Medications for ...

Atrial fibrillation, a type of heart arrhythmia, is a leading cause of stroke. Additionally, strokes may be associated with arrhythmia onset. However, such arrhythmias tend to resolve within a few ...

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney experienced an abnormal heartbeat Wednesday morning and, upon the advice of White House doctors, went to the hospital for a procedure to "restore his normal ...

DOCTOR, WOMEN SEE A LOT OF CHANGES WHEN THEY ENTER MENOPAUSE. ONE, YOU PROBABLY DON’T THINK ABOUT IS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. IN A NEW AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION STUDY SHOWS 1 IN 4 MENOPAUSAL WOMEN ...