Most of us have had that unsettling sensation when our heart seems to flutter or "skip" a beat — but when heart palpitations start happening more frequently, you may wonder if it’s something to get ...

Spikes in heart rate after a meal can be caused by multiple factors. Although usually normal, this occurrence can also ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common type of heart rhythm disorder where the heart doesn't beat efficiently. This makes the heart unable to pump enough blood out to the body with each heartbeat. It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While heart palpitations can be "startling and very unsettling," a Georgia-based heart surgeon assures that they are very rarely ...

Have you ever felt like your heart skipped a beat? (And not because you just locked eyes with an attractive strange.) That sensation of your heart fluttering, racing, or pounding is commonly known as ...

It's the time of year for workplace Christmas parties, and gatherings with family and friends. Maybe you'll drink a lot in one go. Then you feel your heart beating fast or irregularly. Maybe there's a ...

You're in the middle of the aorta, the body's pipeline for oxygen-rich blood, looking back toward the heart's primary pump, the left ventricle. The ventricle muscle contracts and the aortic heart ...

Popular culture is full of innocent allusions to a fluttering heart: Your heart skips a beat when your loved one walks into a room, sinks when you're disappointed, and leaps into your throat when ...