Men are at least 1.5 times more likely to develop atrial fibrillation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

Around half of patients hospitalized for atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat, do not receive medications to mitigate complications, according to study results presented at the American ...

Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a type of abnormal heartbeat, or arrhythmia. It happens when the heartbeat begins in the lower, rather than the upper, heart chambers. This creates an ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve noticed that sometimes my heart races or skips a beat. What causes this? Is there treatment for it? ANSWER: What you’re experiencing may be an abnormal heart rhythm, also known ...

A new study from the University of Alberta has revealed something surprising about how our hearts respond to low oxygen ...

In today's fast-paced life, even small warnings about our health are very important. Usually we think that the heartbeat increases only when we run, walk fast or do heavy work, which is a normal ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, was treated with an electric shock for an irregular heartbeat discovered during a doctor's visit on Monday, ...

You must have heard of pacemakers? They are required when the heart's natural system malfunctions, causing it to beat too ...