What is atrial fibrillation and how is it treated?
Daniel Moore was about 30 the first time it happened. At the end of a long, hot, stressful day, he chugged an ice-cold glass of milk.
Feb 10, 2026
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Ventricular Fibrillation
MeSH tree: C23.550.073.922
Why a heart attack can cause ventricular fibrillation
Many people who have suffered a heart attack subsequently develop life-threatening complications like ventricular fibrillation. Now an international research team from the University of Freiburg's Faculty of Medicine and ...
Jun 4, 2025
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Can a smartwatch save your life? Google researchers develop smartwatch algorithm to detect cardiac arrest
A machine learning algorithm running on a smartwatch demonstrated the ability to detect sudden loss of pulse with high specificity (99.99%) and moderate sensitivity (67.23%), according to a study led by Google Research. Designed ...
More people can survive sports-related cardiac arrest, researcher says
Most cases of cardiac arrest during sport are likely to be preventable. In addition, the emergency response with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillators within the sports context can be improved. This has been ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Analysis highlights impact of rapid first shock after cardiac arrest
It is well known that acting quickly in the event of a cardiac arrest is important, but what does a quick initial shock with a defibrillator mean exactly for patients' chances of survival? Researchers from Amsterdam UMC analyzed ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Chroming, choking and skull-breaking: Social media challenges can come with deadly consequences
"Chroming," also known as "huffing" or "bagging," has become a notorious—and potentially fatal—trend. Chroming is a form of recreational drug use that involves inhaling cheap and accessible but highly dangerous substances ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Study links gene mutations to heart rhythm risks seen in cancer patients
A UCLA-led research team has found that a gene mutation that affects insulin signaling in the heart may raise the risk of deadly abnormal heart rhythms in a subset of patients with cancer and could have implications for those ...
Sep 12, 2024
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A blow to the heart can kill you—or bring you back to life
I first became aware of the notion of the "touch of death" as a teenager—after watching Uma Thurman as the Bride finally kill Bill using the five-point-palm exploding-heart technique. More recently, news has broken that ...
Feb 27, 2024
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A new emergency procedure for cardiac arrests aims to save more lives—here's how it works
As of January this year, Aotearoa New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest.
Feb 12, 2024
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Spanish scientists discover a promising therapeutic target for cardiac arrhythmias
A study led by Guadalupe Sabio and José Jalife at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid has identified a new signaling mechanism implicated in the development of ventricular fibrillation, ...
Nov 27, 2023
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