Your heart is skipping beats? It could be AFib - the silent disorder linked to deadly strokes

Irregular heartbeats may signal AFib, a silent heart rhythm disorder that raises stroke risk but can be managed with timely ...
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The medicine cabinet: Ask the Harvard experts: What’s happening when my heart flutters or skips a beat?

Q: I occasionally feel my heart fluttering or skipping a beat. It usually lasts only a few seconds, but sometimes it seems to last longer. It’s uncomfortable, but otherwise I feel OK. What causes this ...
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Heart skipped a beat? How to know the difference between love — and an arrhythmia

You know the feeling. When you first see your crush and your head starts spinning, your palms get sweaty, and your heart begins beating a mile a minute. Is this love? Or is it … an arrhythmia? The ...
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Heart sounds and atrial fibrillation: What they mean

There is a link between atypical heart sounds and atrial fibrillation. People with this condition have an irregular, disorganized heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation is a serious type of arrhythmia, which ...
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Arrhythmia: When a heart skips a beat

By: Holy Name Medical Center Holy Name Medical Center cardiac electrophysiologist Shalin Desai, MD, discusses a patient’s EKG with her. Credit: Courtesy Holy Name Medical Center Most people know the ...