Dr. Dickfeld answers the question: 'Types Of Abnormal Ventricular Rhythms?' — -- Question: What are the various kinds of abnormal ventricular heart rhythms, and how do they differ from one ...

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. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'Types Of Abnormal Heart Rhythms?' — -- Question: What are the different types of abnormal heart rhythms? Answer :The heart has upper chambers -- the ...

Country music star Ashley Cooke stunned fans when she took to social media earlier this year to reveal that she is dealing ...

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 ...

Slow ventricular tachycardia is also known as an “accelerated idioventricular rhythm” or “AIVR” and is a common rhythm after an MI. An idioventricular rhythm — not accelerated — has a heart rate of < ...

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 ...

Breathing in tiny particles of air pollution may trigger irregular heart rhythms in otherwise healthy teenagers and increase their risk of sudden cardiac death, a new study has found. The study, ...

A large Scandinavian study reopens the debate on beta-blockers after myocardial infarction, revealing selective benefits.