Heart Palpitations Lasting Daily, Sometimes Hours

What’s going on when heart palpitations persist for hours almost every day? “Some people use the word [palpitations] to describe a fast or rapid heart rate; others to note an irregular heart rate," says Pilar Stevens-Cohen, [...]

Fluttering and Thumping Heartbeat Scaring You?

What can be scarier than a heart that suddenly flutters or feels like its rapidly quivering? This makes you feel like a heart attack is seconds away. Not too many things are more frightening than a [...]

Should You Be Scared when Your Heart Flutters?

  When the heartbeat does what you'd describe as flutters, these are "usually called palpitations, which represent an awareness of our heartbeat (it may be described as an irregular beat, a forceful beat, or a [...]

Heart Palpitations During Weightlifting: Causes, Solutions

Have you noticed a fluttering heartbeat or heart palpitations during your weight workouts or shortly after? Should you be unnerved about this experience? “Weightlifting due to the muscular exertion delivers an increased return of blood [...]

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