Cigarette smoking has long been linked to numerous health problems, but its devastating effect on heart health remains one of the most concerning. Research continues to underscore the complex and ...

In today's fast-paced life, even small warnings about our health are very important. Usually we think that the heartbeat increases only when we run, walk fast or do heavy work, which is a normal ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) thickens and stiffens the left ventricle of your heart, which can limit blood pumping. HCM can also worsen atrial fibrillation risk and related blood clots. Smoking ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...

It's essential to seek emergency care if a rapid heartbeat is paired with confusion or chest pain. ER treatments for tachycardia include medications and electrical cardioversion. Managing stress and ...

A new article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has shown that smoking beginning in childhood or in the later teenage years may lead to premature heart damage. The cohort ...

This is your heart on cigarettes. It's not a pretty sight. Smoking just one cigarette makes the heart function abnormally, a high-tech imaging analysis of the heart, done at the University of Arizona, ...

The majority of children who started smoking tobacco at age 10 years or in their later teens continued to smoke until their mid-twenties. Continuous smoking from childhood significantly increased the ...

CHICAGO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Smoking bans in public places can significantly reduce the number of heart attacks, two U.S. research teams reported on Monday. One team found smoking bans in the United ...