There are many risk factors for heart failure among young adults, Balmes said. These include obesity, high blood pressure, ...

An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study suggests that deaths and ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) — A doctor at the University of California San Diego created a new way for physiologists to identify the source of irregular heartbeats. Dr. David Krummen created vMap, a ...

Flossing regularly may lower the risk of some strokes as well as a type of irregular heart rhythm that can increase stroke risk, new research suggests. The findings, which will be presented Wednesday ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways S1 and S2 are the normal heart sounds you hear when the heart ...

Drinking caffeinated coffee is safe for people with atrial fibrillation and may help protect against recurrence of the disorder, a new study finds. More than 10 million Americans live with atrial ...

Around half of patients hospitalized for atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat, do not receive medications to mitigate complications, according to study results presented at the American ...

You may not notice it, but your heart changes in more ways than you think as you get older — here’s what experts say happens inside your body and how to keep it strong.

Individuals with higher levels of thyroid hormone (free thyroxine, FT4) circulating in the blood were more likely than individuals with lower levels to develop irregular heartbeat, or atrial ...