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 ...

Experiencing a skipped heartbeat, also known as heart palpitations, is often harmless and temporary, typically resolving on its own without the need for medical intervention. Heart palpitations can be ...

By: Holy Name Medical Center Holy Name Medical Center cardiac electrophysiologist Shalin Desai, MD, discusses a patient’s EKG with her. Credit: Courtesy Holy Name Medical Center Most people know the ...

What does it mean to have a heartbeat that “skips?” And how prevalent is it? Among the senior population, as many as one in ten may suffer from a condition called atrial fibrillation—a serious hearth ...

If your heart’s ever skipped a beat, you’ve had what are called heart palpitations. It might feel like your heart is throbbing, pounding, or fluttering. Or you simply might not feel well. Think of a ...

An arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat. A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 times a minute. That's an average of 100,000 beats a day. Abnormalities in beat include the heart beating too fast, too slow, or ...

Blood flows through the heart and generates noises known as heart sounds. These noises occur due to heart valves opening and closing as the heart pumps blood. A doctor can gain valuable information by ...