Having an accelerated junctional rhythm occurs when the atrioventricular node in your heart beats too quickly. It happens as a result of damage to your heart’s primary natural pacemaker. There’s no ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A warning came Monday about ignoring subtle signs in the body that something doesn’t feel quite right. This warning came from healthcare experts who say, if you notice a flutter or ...

A cardiac electrophysiologist is a cardiologist who has 2 years of extra training to learn about heart rhythms and how to diagnose problems with them. Training to become certified as a cardiac ...

Mercy Fort Smith physicians implanted a newly approved defibrillator with few long-term complications.

Cardiologists warn that chronic stress, poor sleep and long work hours are triggering heart rhythm disorders in young professionals. Experts say early evaluation, stress control and sleep hygiene are ...

A Wolverhampton patient has become one of the first in the country to receive a new type of implantable ...

Seizures can disrupt the autonomic nervous system, potentially leading to cardiac arrhythmias, which are abnormal heart rhythms. Cardiac arrhythmias can cause convulsive syncope, a condition ...

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

A heart murmur can sound scary—literally. A Keck Medicine of USC cardiologist explains why it might not be as scary as you ...

Instead of capturing multiple components of a cardiac rhythm management device implantation with a single code, ICD-10 will force providers to code each component of the device system separately, ...