Background Brief interruptions in chest compressions reduce the efficacy of resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Interruptions of this type are inevitable during hands-off periods for shock delivery to ...

BackgroundRenal dysfunction predicts mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. How renal dysfunction relates to hemodynamics and mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains ...

Background The development of atrium-selective antiarrhythmic agents is a current strategy for inhibiting atrial fibrillation (AF). The present study investigated whether the natural flavone ...

Individuals who have experienced sudden cardiac arrest from arrhythmias have a higher prevalence of early repolarization than individuals without heart disease, research shows. "These findings are ...

A St Louis cardiologist is calling upon the US FDA to reconsider a black-box warning it placed on ultrasound contrast agents at the end of last year, following a new study she coordinated that shows ...

Ultrasound is not needed to rule out pulmonary embolism (PE) when multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is used, according to a new study [1]. Ultrasound could still be of interest in patients with ...

Authors of one of the longest-duration study looking at folic-acid/B-vitamin supplementation to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events say homocysteine is likely still a useful marker for risk ...

People who quit smoking will see a rapid decline in the risk of death from coronary heart disease (CHD) and other vascular disorders, a new analysis of the Nurses' Health Study shows [1]. And ...

Renowned electrophysiologist and AF-ablation pioneer Dr Andre Natale is heading up the new Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St David's Medical Center, in Austin, TX, the institution has ...

Background There is evidence that the tea catechin epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) modulates myocardial contractility. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be determined.Aims To study ...

Background The congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is an important cause of sudden cardiac death in children without structural heart disease. However, specific risk factors for life-threatening ...

Un nuevo tipo de potentes células madre, creadas a partir de células cutáneas, lograron convertirse en tres clases diferentes de tejidos cardíacos y sanguíneos en ratones, informaron el miércoles ...

Women treated with alendronate are at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AF) than those never treated with the drug, study findings suggest. The authors write in the Archives of Internal ...

Patients with high genetic predisposition scores (GPS) and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors are at increased risk for coronary infarction, research shows. "Individuals with increased genetic ...

Rising thyrotropin levels within the normal range are tied to increasing coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in women, a Norwegian population-based study reveals. The findings indicate that ...