A new multicenter trial has used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death worldwide. A first ...

Dr. Moss answers the question: 'Best Exercises For Heart Rhythm Problems?' — -- Question: Are there any types of exercises that are good to help with my heart rhythm problem? Answer:That's a ...

Most of the time, you don't think about your heartbeat. It works quietly in the background of your day. But sometimes your ...

SUDDEN death in persons with artificial pacemakers is a continuing and disturbing problem. Causes include pacemaker-catheter displacement, electric-component failure, broken wires and rising pacing ...

An important and unresolved issue is optimal application of ATP in different ICD patient populations. In general, secondary prevention patients have a greater frequency of spontaneous ventricular ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A heart arrhythmia is when your heart beats too fast, too slow, or out of sync. Some arrhythmias can be genetic. A genetic arrhythmia happens when one or both of your parents pass down a gene change ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study offers more evidence that the rapid heartbeat seen in many hard-training athletes is typically a benign side effect of physical conditioning. Elite athletes ...

Radiation therapy often is used to treat cancer patients. Now, doctors have shown that radiation therapy -- aimed directly at the heart -- can be used to treat patients with a life-threatening heart ...

A new study reveals that the predictive power of key inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein, shifts fundamentally ...

In 2013, jazz composer and alto saxophonist Caroline Davis got some troubling news: Her father had a potentially dangerous condition — arrhythmia. His heart was beating irregularly. Her concern for ...

Scar tissue in the heart was associated with abnormal heart rhythms among healthy, long-time male endurance athletes aged 50 or older, potentially increasing their risk of sudden cardiac death, ...