ANKARA, TURKEY — A strategy that takes advantage of the C in ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator), in which the device delivers a shock aimed at restoring sinus rhythm in patients with atrial ...

Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation ...

Cardioversion is a medical procedure that is done so as to restore the normal heart rhythm in those people who have types of abnormal heartbeats, also referred to as arrhythmias. It is usually done ...

Hubner and colleagues in the UK have recently described a simplified cardioversion service that has significantly reduced waiting times at their center. They have introduced intravenous midazolam ...

The high blood pressure drug irbesartan delayed the recurrence of irregular heartbeats, researchers report for first time in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. DALLAS, June 25 -- ...

Heart arrhythmias are usually harmless, but some can be life threatening. Treatments help correct your heart rate to prevent serious health issues. When the electrical impulses that affect your ...

PRINCETON, N.J. & NEW YORK--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. today announced that the first patient has been enrolled into a Phase IV clinical trial called EMANATE (Eliquis evaluated in ...

If you have atrial fibrillation (AFib), you may not need any treatment, or you may be able to manage it with medication. But this condition is almost always progressive and often needs lifelong ...

This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference at the ESC Congress 2016. Edited by the ESC from material supplied by the investigators themselves, this press release ...

WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash shares health update. A few days ago, Kevin Nash revealed that he had been dealing with an irregular heartbeat and was scheduled for a cardioversion procedure to restore ...