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Doctor accidentally fixes patient’s irregular heartbeat — by sticking a finger in a very unexpected place

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Doctor accidentally fixes patient’s irregular heartbeat — by sticking a finger in a very unexpected place

That’s one way to make your heart jump — or slow it down, in one man’s case. Walking home one night, a 29-year-old man from Queens started experiencing heart palpitations at 140 beats per minute (bpm), far higher than the average resting heart rate of 60 to 100 bpm. But when he was admitted to the hospital, … Read more

Sweetened drinks can increase irregular heartbeat risk — and here’s exactly how many

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Sweetened drinks can increase irregular heartbeat risk — and here’s exactly how many

There’s a bitter truth behind sweetened drinks. The American Heart Association has backed a new study that found both sugar- and artificially-sweetened beverages can increase consumers’ risk of irregular heartbeat, known medically as atrial fibrillation or “AFib,” by up to 20%. The condition can increase the risk of stroke by five-fold. The new report, published … Read more