Anyone removed from the water without signs of normal breathing or consciousness should be presumed to be in cardiac arrest.

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association highlights new clinical data related to diagnosis, risk classification and treatment, emphasizing the need for tailored management strate ...

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics update recommendations for untrained lay rescuers and trained rescuers resuscitating adults and children who have drowned.

Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute self-limited febrile illness that primarily affects children <5 years old, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries, with the potential of ...

Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a study shows.

Advances are helping people born with heart defects to make it into adulthood and retirement age. Medical care hasn't kept up ...

FDA approved the Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) platform for drug refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Johnson & ...