We've known about holiday heart (or holiday heart syndrome) for almost 50 years. Back in the 1970s, it was described as an ...

It's the season for parties and celebrating the end of another year, but having a few too many drinks can come with downsides ...

Heart arrhythmias are managed with medications to restore normal rhythm, control heart rate, and prevent complications. The choice of drugs depends on the type and severity of the arrhythmia.

The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist that pumps blood around the body. When the heart is functioning properly, it has a specific rhythm controlled by a mass of specialized heart tissue ...

The S1 heart sound is two of your heart valves closing. It's the first sound doctors can hear with a stethoscope. Learn what ...

Additional causes include: Medications can also lead to palpitations, sometimes due to their effect on heart rhythm. Examples of such medications include: A heart palpitation is an uncomfortable ...

Frequency of arrhythmias, heart rate variability, and markers of cardiac repolarization were compared between hypoglycemia and euglycemia and between hyperglycemia and euglycemia matched for time ...

The S3 heart sound is essentially blood rushing into a specific chamber. Learn how this sound correlates to congestive heart ...

4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrophysiologists at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center recently became the first in the nation to use an all-in-one high-density ...

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Electrophysiologists at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center recently became the first in the nation to use an all-in-one high-density mapping and dual energy ...