Medically reviewed by Angela Ryan Lee, MD Tachycardia is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute (BPM).

Our heartbeat serves as a vital indicator, which shows how well our heart functions. The heart experiences irregular rhythms when it beats either too quickly, too slowly or irregularly. Arrhythmias ...

A normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 bpm. Sudden increases can be triggered by stress, dehydration, or stimulants, says a heart specialist. Have you ever experienced a sudden increase in ...

You know the feeling. When you first see your crush and your head starts spinning, your palms get sweaty, and your heart begins beating a mile a minute. Is this love? Or is it … an arrhythmia? The ...

Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by more than ...

Learn the key differences between heart attack and cardiac arrest, recognise symptoms, and take life-saving action this World Heart Day.