Sinus arrhythmia is a variation in the heart's sinus rhythm, usually caused by changes in a person's breathing cycle. It's a ...

The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist that pumps blood around the body. When the heart is functioning properly, it has a specific rhythm controlled by a mass of specialized ...

My head started to spin. I pulled over, checked my watch, and discovered that I was experiencing atrial fibrillation—a fancy name for a type of arrhythmia. The heart beats, but not in the proper ...

Acting on veterinary advice, stewards have withdrawn a horse from the Melbourne Cup due to "increased risk of a cardiac ...

Treatment with the Type 2 diabetes medication metformin, lifestyle changes, or a combination of both did not improve atrial ...

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Arrhythmia means the heart beats, but not in proper time—a critical rhythm of life suddenly going rogue and unpredictable. It’s frightening to experience, but what if it’s also a good ...

Slovenia's largest hospital has introduced a new breakthrough method of treating heart rhythm problems or arrhythmia using ...

There are several types of heart arrhythmia that a cardiac electrophysiologist can diagnose and treat. Some of the common types include: ...

Researchers from Ohio State University hypothesized that 12,13-diHOME may act by inhibiting the proarrhythmic molecule Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII).

Rhythm Technologies announced new research emphasizing the clinical and health-economic advantages of its Zio LTCM system.

In Brazil, over 20 million people suffer from some form of cardiac arrhythmia, a condition responsible for more than 320,000 ...