AF is a type of irregular heartbeat in which the upper chambers of the heart – the atria – beat out of synch with the lower chambers. What starts as an occasional occurrence over time becomes ...

Heart racing? It’s possible to lower your heart rate fast, cardiologists say. Try these steps to calm down, reset an abnormally fast heart rhythm or complete a medical test.

New research explains how low levels of the electrolyte sodium in the blood can disrupt the timing of the heartbeat in patients taking widely used rhythm-control medications such as flecainide, which ...

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation lessens the severity, frequency, and recurrence of the most common form of irregular ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Apparently healthy endurance athletes could ...

As of late-August 2022, Fitbit’s Irregular Heart Rhythm Notifications are now available in over 20 countries across Europe and the rest of the world.

Irregular Heart Rhythm Notifications on Fitbit devices are powered by the brand’s PPG (photoplethysmography) algorithm, which is claimed to be 98% effective at detecting irregular heart rhythms.

The best approach for atrial fibrillation is not the either-or of catheter ablation vs risk management, but a combination of ...

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - The 3rd annual Rhythm of the Heart Music Festival returned to the City with a Heart. This started as the city’s 75th anniversary celebration 2022 and expanded to the event it ...

Researchers at the Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) and the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic ...