A first-in-human multicenter trial involving Mayo Clinic has used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

It is common practice to restore and maintain sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure. This approach is based in part on data indicating that atrial fibrillation is a ...

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) after palliative repair of congenital heart disease is relatively rare. Despite this rarity, VT is a known cause of early, intermediate and late morbidity and mortality in ...

Heart rate and pulse at your wrist both indicate the rate at which the heart beats. Heart rate is measured in terms of the number of times the human heart beats in one minute. It is denoted as “beats ...