Engineers are in the early stages of harnessing Wi-Fi as a way to monitor heart rates, but don't expect to use your home ...

Dear B.L.: You are exactly right that a slow heart rate in an athlete is normally the sign of a healthy heart. However, you ...

A racing heart is usually a sign of agitation or excitement. But if it's not unusual for your heart to beat too fast or to skip a beat, it might be worth having it checked out by a doctor. In order to ...

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You’re familiar with the feeling of your heart pounding in your chest, your blood pulsing through your veins with increasing frequency when you’re scared, stressed, or sweating it out at the gym.

A good resting heart rate depends on your age, gender, level of physical fitness, and overall lifestyle. Here's what you need ...

Sitting quietly at your desk, watching TV, or lying in bed at night, your heart should be taking it easy – beating steadily and calmly at somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute for most healthy ...

Your pulse is like having a direct line to your heart’s control room, constantly broadcasting information about your cardiovascular health that most people never bother to decode. While everyone knows ...

What we physicians tell patients should be based on evidence, but that doesn’t always happen. A good example is when patients ask what their pulse rate should be and we tell patients between 60 and ...

A pulse oximeter is a device that clips on your finger, toe, or earlobe to measure blood oxygen saturation. Here's how it works and how to read it.

Highly detailed simulations of the coronary artery only need one to two heartbeats to calibrate, rather than the standard ...