Short-coupled ventricular fibrillation (SCVF) is increasingly being recognized as a distinct primary electrical disorder and cause of otherwise unexplained cardiac arrest. However, the pathophysiology ...

One day last summer Dr. George Heitzman of Denver's National Jewish Hospital was performing experimental heart surgery on a dog. Suddenly, the animal's heart went into ...

Positioning defibrillator pads on the front and back of the body, rather than on the front and side, could be more effective ...

Purdue Pharma has completed the first phase of a study examining the use of nalmefene hydrochloride (HCI) injection in real-world emergency department (ED) settings. Researchers are now conducting ...

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The His-Purkinje System (HPS) is responsible for the rapid electrical activation of the heart. It is a branching network embedded within the myocardium, although electrically insulated from it, except ...

World Heart Day, observed on September 29, aims to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which are the ...

Digoxin is used to treat heart failure, usually along with other medications. It is also used to treat certain types of irregular heartbeat (such as chronic atrial ...

Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the ...

Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and offer the potential for painless termination of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Reduction in ...

The rhythm abnormality has been considered a scourge of the aged. Atrial fibrillation is in fact the most common cardiac ...