Boston, MA - Particulate and gaseous air pollution is positively associated with an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias among patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), ...

Background Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) frequently develop late complications despite early surgical ...

Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States and other developed countries. In 2008 (the most recent year with available statistics), cardiac arrest accounted for 14% of all ...

Dr. David M. Dudzinski: A 78-year-old man was evaluated in the cardiology clinic of this hospital because of biventricular myocardial wall thickening, progressive mitral regurgitation, and ventricular ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic heart condition affecting about 1 in 500 people and is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under 35, including among ...

The Food and Drug Administration recommends healthy adults not exceed 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine - approximately four cups of brewed coffee - a day. New research out of the New York Institute of ...

Avalanche, hypothermia, and falling ice are among the storied risks of attempting a summit of the world’s highest mountain, but new research has uncovered another: more than one-third of experienced ...

Criteria to identify appropriate candidates for CRT and CRT-D are based on the experiences gained during clinical trials ( Table II). Trials to date have predominantly included patients with normal ...

A new study has linked prolonged P-wave duration to increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), independent of cardiovascular risk factors and atrial fibrillation. 1 This suggests P-wave duration ...