That can, on the heart muscle, due to a scar or something like that, can cause heart rhythm abnormalities -- arrhythmias -- due to reentry. There are other causes as well, but that's the most ...

The news people often get it wrong. They tell you that the man shoveling snow died of a massive heart attack. In general, that's incorrect. When someone has sudden death like that, it's generally ...

Drugs that keep the heart's rhythm steady, or keep it from beating too fast when its rhythm gets out off kilter, can help decrease symptoms. Blood-thinning drugs can prevent blood clots from forming.

Have you ever felt your heart beating? While you can feel the rhythmic thumping of your heart if you check your pressure points, sometimes when things go wrong, you may actually hear it thumping ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in January 2012. I am aware of when it comes by how I feel — a little out of sorts, but no shortness of breath, chest pain or light ...

A healthy heart drums up a steady rhythm. It beats around 60-100 times per minute when you're resting. If you have atrial fibrillation, though, your heart can beat out of rhythm, too fast, or too ...

In 2022, the field of heart rhythms saw new research into innovative pacing technologies, a long-awaited guideline update, and new drug therapy options emerging for patients with arrhythmias. In the ...

Cardinals DE J.J. Watt says he had his heart shocked into rhythm after going into atrial fibrillation this week. He still played Sunday in a win over the Panthers.

"I was just about to do a concert on July 4th and I felt it kick in in the morning and I had to go to the hospital. By the time they were done with helping me out, I went back to sound check and I ...

Compared to slow walkers (going at under 3 miles an hour), average speed walkers (3–4 miles an hour) were 35 percent less likely to develop heart rhythm abnormalities across a median follow-up ...

The blow to Hamlin’s chest may have thrown his heart’s pumping mechanism out of rhythm, disrupting blood flow to his brain, two experts said Monday night. Accessibility statement Skip to main ...