Sudden cardiac death is commonly caused by ventricular arrhythmias, which may be an abnormally fast heartbeat (ventricular tachycardia) or an irregular rhythm (ventricular fibrillation). The most ...

Patient information materials are required to be supplied with implantable and active implantable medical devices in Australia.These materials are ...

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine ...

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

A racing heart at rest may not always be anxiety. Experts warn that resting tachycardia could signal arrhythmia or other ...

EV-ICD tech "is going to be the future," says Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Defibrillation Solutions VP of R&D ...

Longitudinal data reveal that cardiovascular disease remains a primary driver of morbidity and mortality in patients with Fabry disease.

Mark Winter collapsed at the wheel of his delivery van after suffering a cardiac arrest. A passerby saved his life and four ...

Garda and golfer Séamus Patton (57) is among those in Ireland hoping the donation of an organ will give them more time ...

A father of two whose heart stopped beating at work aged just 24, has unveiled a "living tribute" in Harpenden marking his ...

After years of living with advanced heart disease, a patient of Beth Israel Lahey Health’s nationally ranked heart transplant ...