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

An arrhythmia is a heart rhythm that is irregular, too fast, or too slow. Transient idiopathic arrhythmia is a type of temporary irregular heart rhythm that does not have a cause doctors can identify.

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 ...

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

An article published in International Journal of Hyperthermia proposes a more effective protocol for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias when applying radiofrequency energy at the site of the ...

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 ...

When an artery becomes blocked in a heart attack, the process of restoring healthy blood flow to the heart is called reperfusion. It usually involves a combination of medications to break down a blood ...

An arrhythmia is a problem with your heartbeat’s rhythm and/or rate. Some arrhythmias are nothing to worry about, others should be monitored, and some need to be addressed immediately. The heart has ...

Tests for Detecting Arrhythmias Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). A record of the electrical activity of the heart. Disks are placed on the chest and connected by wires to a recording machine. The heart ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The human heart beats about a hundred thousand times a day. When the beat isn't regular, it's something called an arrhythmia. As we learn in today's Moves in Medicine, not all ...

Health care professionals should become more familiar with medications that cause irregular heart rhythms called arrhythmias, according to "Drug-Induced Arrhythmias," a new scientific statement from ...

Solano County residents with heart arrhythmias — the improper beating of the heart, whether irregularly, too rapidly or too slowly — used to have to travel out of the county to receive specialized ...