Atrial fibrillation, also known as “A-fib,” is a type of heart arrhythmia in which the electrical signals that regulate contractions of the heart muscles are...
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What Is Atrial Fibrillation?
In 2024, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, released data estimating that some 10.5 million Americans…or 4.5% of the adult population…have atrial fibrillation,...
When to Worry About Low Heart Rate
To understand bradycardia (low heart rate), you first need to know what a normal heart rate is—for an adult at rest, normal heart rate is...
The Truth About Broken Heart Syndrome
In 2015, the mother of former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie died less than an hour after her husband of 56 years passed away, even though...
Cholesterol: Fake Debate Vs. Legitimate Questions
While the Internet has put valuable information at our fingertips, it has also exposed us to alternative facts and pseudoscience about many health conditions, often...
Could You Have Hidden Heart Disease?
You have no symptoms that indicate anything is wrong with your heart—yet you still might have silent coronary artery disease (CAD). Recent finding: Among 9,533 people...
Does Inflammation Cause Heart Disease?
Chronic inflammation has gotten a lot of press in recent years, as researchers establish associations between it and numerous health problems, including diabetes, Alzheimer’s, depression,...
Are Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease Linked?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a devastating disease afflicting more than a million Americans. It occurs when the body is betrayed by its own immune system,...
Life-Threatening Heart Infection
Most people have never heard the word “endocarditis”…and they certainly don’t know what it is…how easy it is to get it…and how very dangerous it...
How To Take Your Blood Pressure
If you’ve been diagnosed with hypertension, experts recommend that you get a home blood pressure monitor and keep track of your pressure on a regular...
Confusing Advice About Weight Loss, Diabetes and Heart Health
Modern medicine does a wonderful job treating acute conditions. If you break a bone or catch an infectious disease, you’re likely to be in good...
Enlarged Heart: Symptoms and Causes
Hearing that your heart is enlarged can be terrifying…but it doesn’t have to be. Many people with enlarged hearts can stabilize their health through medication,...
