For the roughly 6 million Americans living with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation has become an increasingly common ...

A breakthrough study led by Dr. Mehdi Razavi at The Texas Heart Institute (THI), in collaboration with a biomedical engineering team of The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) Cockrell School of ...

Clinical studies are underway to test an innovative catheter that’s able to accurately and safely heal unhealthy heart tissue ...

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 ...

There is an indisputable trend toward minimally invasive, outpatient procedures in healthcare. Outpatient procedures help to alleviate burdens on the healthcare system, save patients time, money, and ...

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft BAYRY announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track Designation (FTD) to its investigational drug, asundexian, as a potential treatment to prevent stroke and systemic embolism ...

Cardiac arrhythmia refers to a variation in the normal rate and/or rhythm of the heart. Though some forms of arrhythmia may only cause minor symptoms, others can be life-threatening. Atrial ...

Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of death and disability in the UK, so it’s important to understand when a heart-related symptom is dangerous or not. An irregular heartbeat, or ...

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 ...

One in 18 people -- or 5% of the US population -- has arrhythmia, a condition where the heart fails to beat at the correct time. Doctors are testing a new treatment, traditionally used for cancer ...

Multifocal atrial arrhythmia is an uncommon type of tachycardia that usually develops in people with certain illnesses. Those with the condition have a heart rate of over 100 beats per minute.