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 ...

The science of death often seems strange and scary, but there are some trends, including this particular pattern of ...

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 ...

The "digital twins" helped doctors spot good targets for heart ablation in 10 patients. Months later, all of them are free of ...

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.

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 ...