The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist that pumps blood around the body. When the heart is functioning properly, it has a specific rhythm controlled by a mass of specialized heart tissue ...

A cardiac arrhythmia which veterinarians believe may cause "increased risk of a cardiac episode" has forced the scratch of Athabascan from the Melbourne Cup, according to a report from Racing ...

In this target trial emulation study, denosumab was found to increase the risk of hypocalcemia requiring emergency treatment as compared with bisphosphonates among women with osteoporosis in the ...

Severe hypocalcemia from denosumab use can lead to serious harm, including hospitalization, life-threatening seizures and cardiac arrhythmia, and death. Frequent monitoring of calcium in the blood ...

There is a sound theoretical basis for the occurrence of reflex cardiac arrhythmias in chronic cor pulmonale. Stimuli for cardiac arrhythmias may arise from pressure receptors in the right cardiac ...

Ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring is used to help medical professionals diagnose intermittent cardiac arrhythmias that occur only infrequently and unpredictably. Such arrhythmias often ...

There are several types of heart arrhythmia that a cardiac electrophysiologist can diagnose and treat. Some of the common types include: ...

A scientific statement has been published by the AHA regarding COVID-19-associated cardiac arrhythmias and autonomic dysfunction. The American Heart Association (AHA) released a scientific statement ...

The recognition of the genetic substrate underlying the inherited arrhythmia syndromes has provided remarkable insight into the molecular basis of cardiac electrophysiology, including the role of the ...

Having CAD, scarring of your heart muscle, certain medications, or genetic problems can cause an arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat). Rheumatic disease, certain infections, and aging can cause ...