Dr. Nassir Marrouche is director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at Tulane University with a subspecialty in ...

Sinus arrhythmia is when your heart beats too slowly or too fast. The change of pace may happen when you breathe. This condition is common and usually benign. But, it could indicate an underlying ...

While many people do feel symptoms—a rapid heartbeat, skipping a beat, dizziness, extreme shortness of breath— up to a third ...

Ventricular arrhythmia occurs when the heart’s lower chambers beat out of sync, which can prevent the heart from effectively pumping blood throughout the body. Diagnosis of ventricular arrhythmia ...

A heart arrhythmia is when your heart beats too fast, too slow, or out of sync. Some arrhythmias can be genetic. A genetic arrhythmia happens when one or both of your parents pass down a gene change ...

Alternative therapies may be a potential treatment for arrhythmia when used alongside medical treatments. An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. The heart may beat too quickly, too slowly, or ...

Atrial fibrillation, a type of heart arrhythmia, is a leading cause of stroke. Additionally, strokes may be associated with arrhythmia onset. However, such arrhythmias tend to resolve within a few ...

Therapeutic doses of some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may lead to cardiotoxic concentration levels associated with increased risk of arrhythmia in certain groups of patients, ...

NHS patients can now self-monitor their heart health at home with the new Philips ePatch, a do-it-yourself device designed to streamline the diagnosis of heart rhythm issues. Unlike traditional ...

A new artificial intelligence-based approach can predict if and when a patient could die of cardiac arrest. The technology, built on raw images of patient's diseased hearts and patient backgrounds, ...

The rhythms of life seem off. Can we restore a steady beat? Thumpa-thumpa, thumpa-thumpa, bump, thumpa, skip, thumpa-thump, pause … My heart wasn’t supposed to be beating like this. Way too fast, with ...

Neutrophils have recently been shown to puncture stressed heart cells after heart injury or heart attack, leading to deadly arrhythmias. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally ...