Many parents know that their own pulse or heart rate should be within about 60 to 100 beats per minute. Your child, however, may have a higher pulse rate, depending on their age. Because heart rate ...

With symptoms such as a racing, fluttering heartbeat and shortness of breath, atrial fibrillation (AFib) is more than uncomfortable — it makes stroke five times more likely and, over time, can weaken ...

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Cardioversion is a procedure used to restore a normal heart rhythm. It’s most often used to treat AFib, the most common type of heart arrhythmia. While some people have success with medications, most ...

What Is Cardamyst, and Why Does It Matter? Cardamyst (etripamil) is a new nasal spray for treating sudden episodes of fast heartbeats, known as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), and ...

If you sometimes experience a racing or irregular heartbeat, it may be caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of heart arrhythmia. AFib can make you five times more likely to have ...

Researchers have new evidence that light could be used to restore normal heart rhythm in atrial fibrillation, or afib, another step on the path toward an alternative to using electrical shocks. In a ...