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Just about anything could make your heart start to race or pound, or skip a beat. These sensations are known as heart palpitations, which are a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence for most people, mostly caused by a harmless hiccup in the heart’s rhythm. According to the American Heart Association, when your heart “skips a beat”, it’s actually felt like an extra beat medically defined as a premature beat which are of two types- a premature atrial contraction in the top chamber of the heart and a premature ventricular contraction from the lower heart chamber. The good thing is most premature beats don’t necessarily mean there’s something wrong with the structure of your ticker. But you should consult with your doctor if the premature beats occur frequently or are accompanied with shortness of breath or chest pain- to rule out something serious. The heart skipping a beat can be the result of a number of factors, including: Excess Caffeine Consumption - Caffeine stimulates th...

Heart failure (HF) can affect both children and adults, but is more common in people 65 years and older. This condition occurs when there are problems associated with how the ticker is pumping blood. Common causes include heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. Change is a vital element of living with and trying to prevent heart disease. When you make the type of changes that benefit your cardiovascular system, you are also likely to be more energetic and less susceptible to other forms of chronic disease. The biggest advantage of keeping your heart in good shape is you reduce your risk for cardiac emergencies like a cardiac arrest or heart attack. The fact that more people go to the hospital for heart failure than all types of cancer combined might come as a surprise, but it’s true. Some other facts about heart failure for you: People of any age can develop heart failure . Though it’s much more common among people older than 65 years, children can also devel...