Patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who are given digoxin to control their symptoms have an increased risk of death, whether or not they have a diagnosis of heart failure, compared with patients not taking the drug, ...
Mar 20, 2017
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Uninterrupted treatment with dabigatran, a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOACs), before, during and after ablation to treat atrial fibrillation significantly reduced the incidence of major bleeding events compared ...
Mar 20, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Heart disease is the leading killer of American women, but lifestyle changes can reduce the risk, a heart expert says.
Feb 15, 2017
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Loyola Medicine is the only center in the Midwest enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.
Jan 23, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Stress and poor heart-health habits significantly increase the risk of a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, two preliminary studies suggest.
Nov 19, 2016
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It's worse for some more than others - that annoying and sometimes painful blockage in your ears when taking off or landing in an airplane.
Sep 23, 2016
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In 1970, a woman with a history of fainting spells was referred to Arthur J. Moss, M.D., a young and well-regarded cardiologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Little did anyone know, including Moss, that this ...
Oct 9, 2015
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Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It's a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Patients who had higher activity levels following ICD implantation had better survival, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The research will be simultaneously presented at the Heart Rhythm ...
May 15, 2015
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Sports participation may be safer than previously thought for children with the heart rhythm disorder long QT syndrome, and authors of a new study in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology say restrictions should be eased to allow ...
Apr 20, 2015
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