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Archive for February, 2024

Actions to Take When Your Heart Beats Too Fast, Too Slowly, or Skipping a Beat

Feb
29

Date: February 29th, 2024

When you’re enthusiastic, you can feel your heart racing. When you are frightened, it could speed up. When in love, it may move in response to this. Heart palpitations are the term used to describe these peculiar symptoms. Heart palpitations can feel like the heart is skipping beats, trembling, or hammering for no apparent cause.

Fortunately, this article discusses some causes of the heart skip a beat, slowing down, or racing.

Causes and How to Treat Holiday Heart Syndrome

Feb
27

Date: February 27th, 2024

Friends and relatives from near and far often travel to be together during the holidays. As a result, many of us partake in more alcoholic beverages than is customary during holiday celebrations.

However, cardiac damage can occur during episodes of heavy drinking. In particular, they can trigger periods of cardiac rhythm irregularities like holiday heart syndrome (HHS).