Ectopic heartbeats, those occasional skipped or extra beats, are usually harmless and often triggered by caffeine, stress, or exercise. While unsettling, they rarely indicate a serious heart problem, ...

If you've ever felt your heart suddenly start thumping faster than it should, you're not alone. Research in the New England ...

The way we describe how someone makes us feel — that they make our heart flutter or skip a beat — is a cutesy phenomenon, in theory. But when heart palpitations strike for real, it can be an alarming ...

A-fib can be a serious health condition. If you have that flutter in your chest. Don’t ignore it. Dr. Connor Healy from Capitol Cardiology Associates discusses when should you take this seriously and ...

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 ...

When you put your hand on your chest, you might feel your heart's familiar lub-dub beat. If your heart races or the beats feel irregular and the feeling lasts for a few minutes, that’s a sign you ...

Most of us can recall a time when we’ve had the out of the blue feeling that our heart skipped a beat, fluttering just a bit. Maybe it was because nerves settled in or maybe because you were caught ...

Palpitations in the heart are an unsettling feeling, particularly when they are experienced while lying down to sleep. The signs of palpitations include the heart pounding, fluttering, or missing ...

Drinking alcohol may cause high blood pressure and arrhythmia, leading to chest pain. People may also feel chest pain after drinking due to anxiety, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and other ...