Transient idiopathic arrhythmias are temporary heart rhythm disturbances without a clear cause, which can be harmless or require treatment if symptoms are frequent. Diagnosis can be challenging, as ...

Reentry arrhythmia occurs when electrical signals in the heart deviate from their usual path, creating a loop that causes repeated stimulation and disrupts the heart’s rhythm. Symptoms of reentry ...

An arrhythmia is a problem with your heartbeat’s rhythm and/or rate. Some arrhythmias are nothing to worry about, others should be monitored, and some need to be addressed immediately. The heart has ...

Irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmia, can significantly affect a person’s quality of life and overall health. When medication and lifestyle changes are ineffective, doctors may recommend surgery to ...

Biomedical engineers set the foundation for a ground-breaking treatment regimen for treating ventricular arrhythmia. The study demonstrates the design and feasibility of a new hydrogel-based pacing ...

Communication gaps persisted despite shared decision-making norms, with limited patient-perceived comprehension and ...

Experts discuss how arrhythmia evaluation is tailored based on symptom frequency, severity, and patient risk, using a stepwise approach from short-term to extended monitoring to guide timely and ...

Cardiac arrhythmias are one of cardiology’s major current challenges. They occur when the heart rhythm becomes irregular, too fast, or too slow, affecting both quality of life and survival. An ...

Paper craft illustration of human chest with heart and pacemaker. The human heart beats roughly 3 billion times during the course of an average lifetime. Every single time it beats, blood is drawn ...

Mayo Clinic researchers report that a single session of noninvasive proton beam therapy reduced life-threatening ventricular tachycardia episodes by 79% in a first-in-human trial. The treatment, ...

Tachycardia and bradycardia are two types of irregular heart rates. Tachycardia is when the heart beats faster than 100 beats per minute. Bradycardia is when the heart beats slower than 60 beats per ...