E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork shows the anatomy of a beating heart and tells you what you may be eating to cause it to speed up.
The heart is like any other muscle, requiring blood to supply oxygen and nutrients for it to function. The heart\'s needs are provided by the coronary arteries, which begin at the base of the aorta and spread across the surface of the heart, branching out to all areas of the heart muscle....
The heart is a two stage electrical pump. The upper chambers of the heart, the atria, (single=atrium) collect blood from the body...
Heart palpitations are a pretty normal occurrence, and they don\'t necessarily mean that you have a problem with your heart....
You're standing by the water cooler and you suddenly feel a fluttering sensation in your chest. Or, you're driving along to your next appointment and you feel a "kick" in your chest that makes you wonder if you're having a heart attack. You wonder to yourself if you should drive straight to a hospital....
Ordinarily when we talk about palpitations we are thinking of instances where our heart is racing or we have a fluttering sensation within our chests which everyone experiences at sometime or other in their lives. Most commonly experienced when anxious such as waiting to go into an interview, or give an important presentation. Palpitations are typically caused by anxiety however you may experience...
There are about 300,000 people in American killed by heart disease in each previous year. Therefore, it is very important that we should study about the causes of this primary killer more than ever before. And actually, there are now many ways to prevent and cure it, all we have to do is to know where to look best....
Menopause isn’t normally a life threatening situation – but in extreme instances, it can bring upon signs and symptoms like rapid center beat that feel like it is...
Palpitations occur when a person can feel abnormalities in the normal beating of the heart...
A common symptom of heart disease is shortness of breath, caused by the blood being deprived of the appropriate amount of oxygen. Chest pain or pain down the arm, palpitations, fainting, emotional instability, cold hands and feet, frequent perspiration and fatigue are additional symptoms....
A common symptom of heart disease is shortness of breath, caused by the blood being deprived of the appropriate amount of oxygen. Chest pain or pain down the arm, palpitations, fainting, emotional instability, cold hands and feet, frequent perspiration and fatigue are additional symptoms....