Should You Worry About Heart Palpitations When Hiking?
You’re hiking along a scenic trail when suddenly you feel your heart flutter or thump: palpitations. […]
Can You Die in Your Sleep from Heart Palpitations?
Are you afraid to fall asleep after having heart palpitations all day? […]
Can PVC’s Harm Athletic Teens With Normal Hearts?
Has your teen athlete reported a fluttering or irregular heartbeat from time to time? […]
Five Ways to Stop Heart Palpitations without Drugs
A cardiologist says there are five ways you can stop heart palpitations without drugs. If you continue having heart palpitations despite having given these five treatment methods a chance, then you should work with your [...]
Racing Heart vs. Irregular Heartbeat: What’s the Difference?
A racing heart isn’t always irregular, and an irregular heartbeat can sometimes be racing. It’s important to know what the exact meaning is of these two terms, as they are often indiscriminately interchanged by writers [...]
What to Tell Cardiologist if You’re Having Heart Palpitations
If heart palpitations have been scaring you due to frequency, duration or just the way they feel, you need to know exactly what to tell a cardiologist. […]
Sudden Racing Heart Only Briefly Plus Shortness of Breath
What are the possible causes of a sudden but briefly racing heart with shortness of breath? And do the causes differ with young people vs. older? […]
Why Your Heart Races and You Feel Anxiety After a Big Meal
It may happen soon after a big meal or a few hours after: a racing heart well over 100 beats per minute and lots of anxiety. You may have connected the dots early on, or [...]
Can Heart Palpitations Be Caused by Low Iron Levels?
Heart palpitations—the perception that the heart is skipping beats, making extra beats or beating erratically, has multiple causes. Low iron levels can be associated with this situation, which ranges from annoying to frightening. Suddenly feeling [...]
Does Heart Rate Slow Down During an Angina Attack?
Seems that during an angina attack, the heart rate would always speed up and never slow down, being that oxygen supply to the heart during an anginal episode is shorted. An elevated heart rate means [...]
Thigh Hematoma after Cardiac Ablation: Causes, Solutions
Sometimes, a hematoma (blood mass) in the thigh forms after cardiac ablation. “When we perform cardiac ablations we most commonly utilize the blood vessels in the groin,” says Michael Hoosien, MD, MSc, a cardiac electrophysiologist [...]
Sudden Shortness of Breath with a Racing Heartbeat: Causes
“There are a myriad of reasons someone might experience short-lived palpitations — or the sensation of the heart ‘racing,’” says Michael Hoosien, MD, MSc, a cardiac electrophysiologist with Piedmont Heart Hospital in Atlanta, GA. [...]
Thumping Sound in Ear in Synch with Heartbeat During Exercise
In most cases, hearing a thumping sound in your ear that’s in rhythm with your heartbeat during exercise is benign. However, there are serious causes that need to be ruled out. “The carotid artery and [...]
Are Heart Palpitations Normal with Fibromyalgia?
Your fibromyalgia MAY be the cause of your heart palpitations, but not in the way you might be thinking. Just because fibromyalgia has been known to cause the perception of heart palpitations doesn’t mean that [...]
Does Having PVC’s when Relaxed Mean a Serious Heart Problem?
You’re just sitting there relaxed before the TV, computer or reading a magazine when suddenly you get a run of PVCs. Can a healthy heart have premature ventricular contractions at rest? You know what these [...]
Can Prilosec Cause Heart Palpitations or PVC’s?
There’s a very logical reason why premature ventricular contractions or palpitations seem to go hand-in-hand with Prilosec. Prilosec is commonly used in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease -- commonly known as GERD or just [...]
Can Chocolate Cause PVC’s & what Type Specifically?
If you’re a chocolate lover but also suffer from premature ventricular contractions, does this mean you must give up your Heaven? Chocolate is the Eighth Wonder of the world. It's been said that on the [...]
Heart Thumps when Lying on Stomach: Cause, Solution
Thump Thump Thump! Does this describe your heart when you lie on your stomach? Are you feeling a “boom boom boom” that seems to be just a bit too forceful? And it occurs only when [...]
Irregular Heartbeat vs. Twitching Muscle in Chest: Comparison
This is about how to tell the difference between an irregular heartbeat and a twitching muscle in your chest. When a muscle twitches (fasciculates), it can be very rhythmic, kind of like the beat of [...]
PVCs for Two Minutes Straight: Does this Mean Heart Problem?
Have you ever experienced a bunch of PVCs for literally two minutes nonstop and feared that a heart attack or cardiac arrest was looming? […]
How Many PVCs Mean Occasional vs. Frequent per Hour or Day?
If you’re having so many PVCs that you measure their frequency by the hour, this may have you fearful that you’re afflicted with frequent PVCs. Per hour, per day, how many premature ventricular contractions you [...]
Can PVCs Lead to Congestive Heart Failure?
Normally, a premature ventricular contraction is nothing to worry about, but if you get too many, this can be linked to chronic heart failure. […]
Palpitations During Bowel Movements: Causes, Solutions
Yes, palpitations CAN occur as a result of a bowel movement, and a cardiologist explains why pooping can make you feel as though your heart skipped a beat. “Anything that causes pain or anxiety can [...]
PVCs after Eating Not Caused by Food
A cardiologist says that PVCs or heart palpitations after eating are not caused by the food or the physical act of eating. "Blood flow is shunted to the intestine after eating, so we can digest [...]
Are PVCs Connected to GERD in any Way?
There is probably a link between PVCs and GERD. PVC stands for premature ventricular contraction, and GERD refers to gastroesophageal reflux disease. Are PVCs associated with GERD? "I think they are,” says cardiologist Dr. Pam [...]
Strong Heartbeat Awareness: Causes & Solutions
Dang, there goes that “cardiac awareness” again: You REALLY feel your heart beating, or maybe this goes on for long stretches of time—even though you’re not physically exerting yourself. "Some people are just more aware [...]
Can PVCs in a Structurally Normal Heart Mean Danger?
Are you experiencing premature ventricular contractions but recently underwent an echocardiogram that yielded normal results? "When PVCs occur in people with structurally normal hearts, they are usually considered benign,” explains cardiologist Dr. Pam Marcovitz, MD, [...]
Can PVCs Occur Often Enough to Cause Heart Damage?
"When many, many PVCs occur, up to several thousand in 24 hours, the lack of synchronized heartbeat can cause a temporary reduction in the heart’s pumping function,” explains cardiologist Dr. Pam Marcovitz, MD, an internal [...]
Do PVCs Make Your Heart Skip a Beat or Is It an Illusion?
When you have PVCs, does your heart literally skip a beat, or does it only seem this way? That “skipped” beat has been known to frighten many people, making them think that a heart attack [...]
What to Tell Cardiologist if You’ve Been Passing Out
A cardiologist explains the details you should give your cardiologist if you’ve been blacking out. Have you been blacking out and are planning on seeing a cardiologist? Don’t just tell the doctor, “I’ve been having [...]
Can PVC’s Cause Early Death?
Just when you’re finally convinced that PVCs are nothing to worry about, a study comes out linking them to early death and heart failure. UC San Francisco researchers spent over 10 years following over 1,100 [...]
Teen Has Skipped Heartbeat with Breathing Problems
If your teenager has a “skipped” heartbeat and problems breathing, what might this possibly mean? A teen may experience what seems like a skipped heartbeat from anxiety, but trouble with breathing adds a whole new [...]
3 PVCs in a Row, but Structurally Normal Heart?
Can a run of three PVCs in someone with a structurally normal heart ever mean something concerning? PVC stands for premature ventricular contraction, and some people experience or “feel” three in a row, as in [...]
PVCs After Exercise: Forerunner of Heart Attack?
Have you been having PVCs right after you stop exercising, as in, you’ve been running on a treadmill or doing the burpees or pushups, and within seconds of ceasing the activity…you feel the premature ventricular [...]
Always Feeling Heartbeat in Chest: Benign or Serious?
A cardiologist explains what it means to often feel your heartbeat in your chest. This doesn’t refer to feeling your heart beating in your chest after you just did 20 squat jumps or ran hard [...]
PVCs: Frequency Per Minute, Hour, Day, Dangers
This is all about premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) as far as frequency and what REALLY matters as far as if they mean harm. At my mother’s pacemaker evaluation, it was determined that over the preceding [...]
How Often Do Heart Attacks Come After PVCs?
Do your premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) keep making you think that they mean a heart attack is coming? There are some people for whom, no matter how many premature ventricular contractions they experience, and no [...]
PVCs: DANGEROUS or BENIGN? LOOMING HEART ATTACK or NOTHING?
PVC stands for premature ventricular contraction. It creates the illusion of an extra heartbeat, especially if there are two or three in a row. And sometimes, it feels as though the heart has skipped a [...]
Can the Heart Be Damaged by a Fast Resting Pulse?
Is your resting pulse fast and you're worried that this will eventually cause harm to your heart? And can this damage the heart if you're otherwise healthy? Can a fast resting pulse, in and of [...]
Thumping Heart, Chest Pain, Dizziness, Fatigue: Serious Cause
The following symptoms together strongly indicate a serious heart problem: "thumping" heartbeat, dizziness, chest pain and fatigue. Even three out of the four can suggest this serious problem with the heart: aortic stenosis. Though these [...]