Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...

Our heartbeat serves as a vital indicator, which shows how well our heart functions. The heart experiences irregular rhythms when it beats either too quickly, too slowly or irregularly. Arrhythmias ...

Q: I’m a 67-year-old man who developed typical atrial flutter two years ago, but I haven’t had any symptoms that I am aware of. I don’t have a history of heart problems. My heart rate was 117 bpm ...

Do you ever notice a flutter in your chest? Feel unusually tired even after a good night’s sleep? Get winded from walking up the stairs when that never ...

There are very few things in life that will keep Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh off the football field. His heart no longer working properly is one of those reasons — literally. Harbaugh was the ...

Compared with an age, sex, and region-matched general population, patients hospitalized for AF or atrial flutter had, on average, a 2.6-year loss in life expectancy. When different age groups were ...

Atrial tachycardia is an unusually fast heartbeat that originates in the atria, or upper chambers, of the heart. It is a type of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). This means it begins above the ...