A new study from Spain has uncovered important clues about what happens inside the heart during one of the deadliest medical emergencies: ventricular fibrillation. The findings could eventually help ...

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 ...

Seizures can disrupt the autonomic nervous system, potentially leading to cardiac arrhythmias, which are abnormal heart rhythms. Cardiac arrhythmias can cause convulsive syncope, a condition ...

Today, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) released a new clinical practice guideline on cardiac physiologic ...

An electrophysiology (EP) procedure helps doctors evaluate the electrical activity of the heart, facilitating the diagnosis of arrhythmias and other rhythm changes. During an EP procedure, doctors may ...

Syncope is a common clinical problem affecting up to 40% of individuals over a lifetime. Most cases, especially ...

The LifeVest by Zoll is a defibrillator that a person can wear. A cardiac life vest can send electrical pulses to the heart to attempt to restart it after cardiac arrest. LifeVest is a device that can ...

The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center will host its eighth international symposium on complex arrhythmias on ...

Genetic testing in relatives of individuals who have had a sudden cardiac death (SCD) may be beneficial, according to study ...