Has your heart been racing and thumping while lying down, making you feel like it wants to jump out? Well, this condition is medically termed heart palpitations and are very common at night.
Throughout our lives, we have become accustomed to seeing and discussing certain veins, like the one in our upper forearm, frequently used for IV taps.
Diastolic heart failure, or diastolic dysfunction, occurs when the heart's left ventricle, responsible for pumping blood to the body, becomes stiff. In this condition, the heart struggles to fill with blood between beats, leading to various complications.