The human heart has a natural pacemaker in the sinus node or the sinoatrial node, which is a group of cells that trigger electrical signals to stimulate the rhythmic contraction of the heart. In 1958, ...

Q: Which doctor performs a pacemaker surgery? A: A Cardiac Electrophysiologist along with cardiac surgeon performs a pacemaker surgery as well as a replacement surgery. A: For the first pacemaker ...

A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1 issue of the journal Nature uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body’s natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death (SCD).

Compared with immediate defibrillation, the 2005 American Heart Association cardiac arrest resuscitation guidelines recommended that 2 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before the first ...

In cardiac arrest, the speed and type of treatment can literally mean life or death in the immediate term, but can also affect health outcomes after successful resuscitation. During out-of-hospital ...

Medicine meets physics in a big way when the cardiac catheterization lab at Benefis Health System is transformed each Tuesday into an electrophysiology lab. “The equipment we have is state-of-the-art.

Over 300,000 people die each year in the U.S. due to sudden cardiac death. In many cases, sudden cardiac death is caused by abnormally rapid heart rhythms called tachycardias, which means the heart ...

BOSTON, - Biofourmis announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company clearance for its RhythmAnalyticsTM platform, a cloud-based software for automated ...

Doctronic reports a 24% spike in heart attacks after the spring time change due to sleep disruption, stressing the need for ...

CLEVELAND - A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1st issue of the journal Nature, uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body’s natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death ...