Your heartbeat can provide valuable clues to help you stay well. Here’s what top cardiologists want you to know about it.

A quiet, nagging question always lingered in the back of my mind: Was that flutter just stress, or was I having a heart attack? I would feel a skip, a thud, or sometimes a rush. I would try to “listen ...

What harm is there in a daily tipple? For decades a glass of red wine a day was hailed as a heart-protective and potentially ...

Chest pain or palpitations can signal hidden heart trouble. Know when an ECG test is needed, what results show, and when to seek urgent care.

Frequently a precursor to stroke or heart failure, a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation, goes undetected until it has progressed to an advanced stage. But atrial fibrillation, which is ...

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...

Using a breast pump may help start labor contractions for some full-term pregnant women or for those past their due dates. The theory is that nipple stimulation from the breast pump increases the ...