Too much alcohol causes damage to your heart, even if you are young and fit, say the authors of a new study that adds yet another reason to keep drinking to a minimum. Arrhythmia, or an irregular ...

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 ...

Many arrhythmias have no clear cause; these idiopathic cases arise without identifiable triggers, while for others, the ...

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 ...

Flossing teeth at least once per week is linked to a lower risk of stroke and irregular heartbeat beat, known as atrial fibrillation (AFib). The findings will be presented at the American Stroke ...

57 percent of the AF episodes were linked to specific risk factors, including high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, overweight and other heart diseases. Of these risks, high blood pressure was the ...

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 ...

Question: I'd like to learn more about supraventricular tachycardia. I've been told a couple of different views on this and it's very unsettling. My condition scares me at times. On several occasions, ...

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 ...

Heart failure symptoms have been reversed in patients with a new pacemaker that changes how the heart is fuelled.