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  2. What’s the Difference Between a Normal and Dangerous Heart Rate?

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    What’s a normal heart rate? A “normal heart rate” for adults ranges from 60-100 beats per minute (bpm), says Brett Victor, M.D., F.A.C.C., cardiologist at Cardiology Consultants of ...

  3. Skipping Heartbeat: Nuisance or Danger? - AOL

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    Normally, there is an electrical highway from the top chambers (atria), through a gate between the top and bottom chambers, and then through the bottom chambers (ventricle) of the heart.

  4. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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    An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat that occurs due to a problem with the electrical activity of your heart. Types of arrhythmia include: Tachycardia. A faster-than-normal heart rate. Bradycardia.

  5. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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    In adults, the normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 90 beats per minute. The resting heart rate in children is much faster. In athletes, however, the resting heart rate can be as slow as 40 beats per minute, and be considered normal. [citation needed] The term sinus arrhythmia [26] refers to a normal phenomenon of alternating mild ...

  6. Palpitations - Wikipedia

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    Vagus nerve induced palpitation is felt as a thud, a hollow fluttery sensation, or a skipped beat, depending on at what point during the heart's normal rhythm the vagus nerve fires. In many cases, the anxiety and panic of experiencing palpitations cause a patient to experience further anxiety and increased vagus nerve stimulation. The link ...

  7. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Smoking most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs and will commonly affect areas such as hands or feet. First signs of smoking-related health issues often show up as numbness in the extremities, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and ...

  8. Dr. Kube: Racy, skipping heart gave woman a scare - AOL

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    A woman came to the emergency room with a rapid, irregular heart beat. Dr. Kube looked to find the cause.

  9. Tachycardia - Wikipedia

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    Tachycardia, also called tachyarrhythmia, is a heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate. [1] In general, a resting heart rate over 100 beats per minute is accepted as tachycardia in adults. [1] Heart rates above the resting rate may be normal (such as with exercise) or abnormal (such as with electrical problems within the heart).