When we think of heart attacks, many of us imagine a stressed middle-aged male executive, addicted to ready meals and ...
October 16 is World Restart a Heart Day, an international initiative designed to increase awareness about the importance of knowing what to do in a cardiac emergency and learning Hands-Only CPR. The ...
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. These are the steps you need to take to reduce your risk.
You should seek emergency care if you have a consistent rapid heartbeat or if you also have dizziness, loss of consciousness, ...
Only moments before John Vernon was wheeled into an operating room for a risky, but critical, double-bypass procedure, his surgeon stuck his head in a small waiting room and spoke four words to family ...
A pacemaker is a small device that can send electrical signals to your heart. Here's who needs a pacemaker and how it works.
Health First cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell, M.D., FACC, MBA, CPE, and Fleet Surgeon for the Eau Gallie Yacht Club, knows a steady rhythm matters ...
Bradycardia, a slow resting heart rate, is healthy for elite athletes — but it can be dangerous if not caused by exercise ...
Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, explains how atypical symptoms, research gaps, and care inequities delay arrhythmia detection in women. Women with arrhythmia are too often overlooked—not because their ...
The rhythm of salsa is the beating heart of much of the Hispanic Caribbean. While its origins may be in New York City, the Latin sound has spread across the islands and North and South ...
RELMy from immune cells disrupts heart rhythm after heart attacks. Blocking it may improve survival. In a new study published in Science, researchers at Massachusett Hospital (MGH) uncover a ...