There are many reasons why a person might have an irregular heartbeat. Sometimes, it is all related to stress and upset in a person’s life, other times, it could be a sign of something wrong with the heart. If you are drinking a lot of caffeine, that may cause you to have a heartbeat that ...
Holiday Heart Syndrome was first recognized in the 1970’s and given its name in 1978, but has probably been going on for centuries. It is seen in both people who regularly drink a lot of alcohol as well as those who rarely if ever drink except when they are tempted to over imbibe during the ...
An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rate. The type of abnormal heart beat depends greatly on whether or not you have another heart problem. Other heart problems you may have will determine whether or not ablation therapy is the right treatment for you and whether it should be preformed surgically or non-surgically. Since there is ...
What Is Atrial Fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation (also called AF or Afib) is the most common type of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, and is indicated by a rapid and erratic pulse. In a person with a normal heart rhythm, the resting heartrate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute, with a normal rhythm to the ...
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is a type of irregular heartbeat. In AFib the upper part of your heart beats faster than the rest of your heart. The heart rate is faster or slower than normal. This can prevent your heart from pumping as well as it should. Your heart has extra electrical signals generated and causes ...
