Most people who notice palpitations only at night are surprised to learn they are probably happening during the day too, they just notice them when everything is quiet.
Palpitations are one of the most common reasons people see a cardiologist, and one of the most reassuring. Here is what causes them and when to seek help.
Most people are home within hours of a coronary angiogram, but knowing what to expect from the TR band, the results conversation, and the days after makes a real difference.
Hair clinics and GPs increasingly send people to check with their heart doctor before starting treatment. There is a good reason for that, and it runs in both directions.
Beta-blockers calm the heart by blocking adrenaline, and they treat far more than blood pressure. Here is what yours is doing, the side effects worth knowing about including vivid dreams, and why you must never stop one suddenly.
Vascepa, known as Vazkepa in Australia, is a prescription omega-3 medication. In the REDUCE-IT trial it reduced serious cardiovascular events by 25% in high-risk patients already on a statin. Here is who it is for and how it differs from fish oil.
A right bundle branch block on your ECG may sound alarming, but in a healthy person, it is common and usually harmless. Here is what RBBB actually means, why it happens, and the smaller number of situations where it genuinely matters.
The echocardiogram is cardiology’s most comprehensive non-invasive imaging test. Here is what it reveals about your heart and what to expect from the procedure.
Amlodipine, verapamil, diltiazem: if you have been prescribed a calcium channel blocker, here is what it does, why it was chosen for you, and the side effects and grapefruit interaction every patient on one should know about.