A study published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology evaluates local impedance-based mapping as a tool to identify critical components of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction. The study highlights the technique's ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Many things can make your heart skip a beat—the words to a song, a case of the nerves or a near car accident—but these temporary palpitations aren't usually cause for concern.
Feb 20, 2023
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Atrial and ventricular fibrillations are dangerous heart arrhythmias that claim millions of lives each year. Current treatment for them is a high-energy defibrillation shock that can be intensely painful and lead to further ...
Dec 13, 2022
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ACM is a hereditary cardiomyopathy characterized by fibrofatty replacement of the ventricular myocardium, a high risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, and progressive heart failure. However, ...
Nov 17, 2022
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A national study led by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers at the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation is shedding light on how to more effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AF)—a common heart rhythm problem ...
Nov 7, 2022
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A new study from University of Louisville researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models—both in the form of premature ...
Oct 25, 2022
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The good news is that fear can persuade us to avoid dangerous situations or help us flee from an angry bear.
Oct 24, 2022
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Heart attacks scar the heart, leaving patients vulnerable to heart rhythm disorders that can lead to sudden death. While not all who have experienced a cardiac infarction will develop an arrhythmia, if they do, it will typically ...
Oct 6, 2022
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A study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology finds new-onset atrial fibrillation (AFib) in 1 in 20 patients hospitalized with COVID-19. AFib is a quivering or irregular heartbeat ...
Sep 8, 2022
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A new type of extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) using a lead (thin wire) placed behind the sternum met safety and effectiveness goals for participants in a premarket global clinical study. The device ...
Aug 29, 2022
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