PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The human heart beats about a hundred thousand times a day. When the beat isn't regular, it's something called an arrhythmia. As we learn in today's Moves in Medicine, not all ...

A harmless early extra heartbeat and a chaotic, racing, potentially lethal heart rhythm are obviously two different things. Yet, both fit the medical definition of an arrhythmia. "The majority of ...

Researchers aimed to compare the efficacy of sotalol to other drugs used to prevent arrhythmias (eg, beta-blockers, amiodarone). WASHINGTON, DC—For the prevention of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supraventricular arrhythmias may be underestimated in patients who have received percutaneous patent foramen ...

Dallas, TX - Automatic external defibrillator (AED) therapy can now be extended to children under the age of 8, thanks to an AED that delivers smaller, "child-size" shocks but utilizes the same ...

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a very rapid heartbeat (usually between 151 and 250 beats per minute, or BPM) and can cause a number of serious health issues. It’s seen in just over 2 out of ...

There have been significant technological advances in lead and generator technology since the introduction of the ICD. Initial devices were capable of delivering shock therapy but the current ...

THE time-honored drug armamentarium for cardiac arrhythmias of digitalis, quinidine and procainamide has proved successful in most clinical circumstances. Toxicity to each of these agents, however, ...

By: Holy Name Medical Center Holy Name Medical Center cardiac electrophysiologist Shalin Desai, MD, discusses a patient’s EKG with her. Credit: Courtesy Holy Name Medical Center Most people know the ...

A daily jolt of coffee doesn’t appear to provoke arrhythmias and in fact is linked to significantly lower risks of not only atrial fibrillation (AF) but also less-common conditions like ...