In addition to fatigue, cough, chest pain, brain fog and other well-known COVID symptoms, you can add the risk of developing atrial fibrillation. A new study by Swedish researchers showed the odds of ...

Drinking more than 67 ounces of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages a week may increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation—an irregular heartbeat—but organic fruit juices without added ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure, formally known as hypertension—and 20 percent of those people are unaware ...

ECG Challenge: Tennis Player With an Irregular Pulse An active 45-year-old visits his physician for a routine exam and is found to have an irregular pulse. What does an ECG reveal in this otherwise ...

A 64-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease, treated medically with a beta-blocker and a long-acting nitrate, presents to his cardiologist for a routine physical examination. His pulse ...

The apical pulse (or precordial impulse) originates from the bottom of the heart and is felt on the outer left chest wall just under the nipple. The apical pulse can provide information about heart ...