Ventricular ectopy usually isn't serious, and most people don't have symptoms. Causes can include alcohol, caffeine, anxiety, medicine, and hormonal changes. Lifestyle changes like reducing caffeine ...

IT’S the most common cancer affecting women – and strikes men too. Breast cancer kills 11,500 people each year in the UK. But almost half of women aren’t regularly checking their breasts for potential ...

A 67-year-old man with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% presents to his primary care provider for a routine physical examination. His vital signs and ...

Aging is coupled with alterations of heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV), together with increased incidence of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. But whether changes of sinus rhythm ...

Arrhythmia, PVC, premature ventricular complex, EKG, ECG Sinus arrhythmia is a common, natural deviation from the normal resting heart rate originating from the sinus node that is most often seen in ...

Garmin was relatively late to the party when it first received approval for its ECG app in 2023, but the feature has expanded considerably since then. Initially, only the Garmin Venu 2 Plus supported ...

Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat, so my cardiologist prescribed metoprolol. At about the same time, I had reduced my intake of magnesium from about 50% of the daily value ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What’s the difference between atrial fibrillation and premature ventricular contractions, aka PVCs (extra heartbeats)? -- M. ANSWER: Both AFib and PVCs are rhythm disturbances of the ...

Abstract: A new method is presented to identify Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for abnormal heartbeats based on Prony's modeling algorithm and neural network. Hence, the ECG signals can be written as ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old female who weighs 112 pounds. I am 5 feet, 4 inches tall, and in good health. I walk 40 minutes to 1 hour over a very hilly course five days a week and do strength ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat. My cardiologist prescribed metoprolol. At about the same time, I had reduced my intake of magnesium from about 50% of ...