ECG screening can assist in the detection of potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions, but legislation mandating preparticipation screening for young athletes may do more harm than good, ...

Even minor ECG abnormalities detected with annual checks signal a greater risk of future CVD events, a study of several million working-age people affirms, although questions remain about whether ...

September 19, 2011 (Portland, Oregon) — Screening every adult with an electrocardiography test will find some people at higher risk for subsequent cardiovascular events, but the clinical benefits of ...

Major electrocardiogram abnormalities are associated with a significant 2-fold higher risk for cardiovascular mortality among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis compared with a control group.

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 79-year-old man in relatively good health. I don’t take any medications. I recently visited a cardiologist regarding some heart palpitations that I have been experiencing. After ...

A particular feature of the ECG, called the T wave, represents the relaxation of the heart's main pumping chambers before the next heartbeat. In some people, this T wave will be abnormal, appearing ...

Sudden cardiac death in young people is rare but deeply shocking because it often strikes without warning. Many victims ...