If someone’s experiencing ongoing chest pain or other symptoms such as shortness of breath, an electrocardiogram will likely be a test your doctor orders. The electrocardiogram, also called an EKG or ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 79-year-old man in relatively good health. I don’t take any medications. I recently visited a cardiologist regarding some heart palpitations that I have been experiencing. After ...

Wide complex tachycardia is a general term that refers to conditions that cause an unusually fast heart rate and a particular pattern on an EKG. Tachycardia is when your heart beats unusually fast, ...

TUPELO — If you’ve ever heard someone say they feel their heart is beating out of their chest, they are hopefully exaggerating. They may very likely be experiencing palpitations. “Palpitations are ...

A 56-year-old man with a history of a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (40%) due to a nonischemic cardiomyopathy presents to the emergency department with lightheadedness, shortness of ...

If you ever feel your heart is not beating right, or if you have chest pain, the first person you should see is a <a href= ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Heart palpitations after eating? You’re not alone. These brief episodes of heart racing, pounding, or fluttering can happen for ...

Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are extra heartbeats originating from the heart’s lower chambers, potentially causing palpitations or fluttering sensations. While occasional PVCs are common, ...

A young woman in her 20s who was 8 months into her first pregnancy presented with periodic heart palpitations at rest. The patient had been experiencing palpitations that lasted for a few minutes and ...