Ever felt your heart flutter so fast that it feels like it will burst out of the chest? This fast beating, pounding sensation is called Heart palpitations, and are usually pretty common. However, ...

Dehydration may lead to heart palpitations. Without enough fluids, the heart works harder to pump blood, causing an increased heart rate and irregular heartbeats. Heart palpitations from dehydration ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Heart palpitations after eating? You’re not alone. These brief episodes of heart racing, pounding, or fluttering can happen for ...

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 ...

Heart palpitations are a common but usually harmless symptom. However, persistent heart palpitations or other severe symptoms, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting, require prompt ...

Professor Caleb Ferguson receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Medical Research Future Fund, Heart Foundation (Australia) and Stroke Foundation (Australia). He is a ...

Popular culture is full of innocent allusions to a fluttering heart: Your heart skips a beat when your loved one walks into a room, sinks when you’re disappointed, and leaps into your throat when ...