A junctional rhythm occurs when the electrical activation of the heart originates near or within the atrioventricular node, rather than from the sinoatrial node. Because the normal ventricular ...

I’m a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange ...

Atrial tachycardia and other ectopic atrial rhythms occur when a site outside ... Brief atrial tachycardia is seen very commonly on ambulatory ECG monitoring in the elderly and is frequently ...

Taking an ECG reading on your watch can help determine if you have a healthy heart rhythm. However, many people may only use this feature once and then forget about it. For a substantial number of ...

Detecting when a heart has a truly irregular rhythm by yourself is a toss up, and the only way to confirm an atrial fibrillation (AFib) is to get an electrocardiogram (EKG) from a cardiologist.