Your heart is racing. You feel a flutter in your chest. Is something wrong? If you're in menopause, the answer might surprise ...
Heart palpitations describe when your heart flutters, races, or skips. They’re a common symptom of perimenopause. Heart palpitations during perimenopause typically happen due to ...
Heart palpitations – a sensation that your heart is pounding or racing – are a common reason people seek medical care. But just because palpitations aren’t unusual doesn’t make them simple. “There are ...
A colleague recently asked me how I would approach an asymptomatic young patient with thousands of premature ventricular complexes (PVCs). She said, "I used to think I knew how to treat PVCs, but ...
Most of the time, you don't think about your heartbeat. It works quietly in the background of your day. But sometimes your ...
One way to slow a sudden racing heart is by performing a vagal maneuver, which can help interrupt the abnormal rhythm. Vagal maneuvers include bearing down like you are having a bowel movement, ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) Studies revealed 16% of patients report signs of heart palpitations to their primary care providers. The sound of a healthy heart is something Dr. Jeffrey Senfield, a cardiac ...
We're heading into holiday heart syndrome season, the time of year when binging and boozing at boisterous bashes can leave your heart racing. Getty Images Be still your heart — we’re heading into ...
Dear Doctor: About 15 years ago, while giving blood, I was advised of an irregularity, which my doctor confirmed after an EKG, known as premature ventricular contractions. He told me not to worry, and ...