More Arrhythmia News

• Two-Drug Treatment Didn't Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

  July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting the artery-constricting hormone vasopressin in addition to adrenaline did ...

• Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo

  June 18 (HealthDay News) -- When added to heart failure, the irregular heartbeat called atrial ...

• Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat

  May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Statins appear to be associated with a lower risk of ...

• Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- New information about the molecular mechanisms that cause cardiac arrhythmia ...

• Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital

  April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Pneumonia, irregular heart beat, and obstructed blood flow to the ...

• New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax

  April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Avandia and Fosamax, widely prescribed drugs used to treat two ...

• New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results

  April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Adding one step and no more than 20 seconds to ...

• iPods Don't Interfere With Pacemakers, Study Shows

  March 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new study says that iPods and other digital music ...

• Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart

  March 21 (HealthDay News) -- In dogs with damaged hearts, implanted pacemakers triggered fast improvements ...

• Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Ease Irregular Heartbeat

  Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Statins such as Crestor, Lipitor or Zocor that are prescribed ...

• Harnessing Human Energy for Medical Good

  Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has ever watched a frenetic toddler bouncing around ...

• Test Finds Rare Heart Defect in Some Young Athletes

  Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Italian researchers say they've identified an abnormal heartbeat pattern in ...

• Chest Compressions Effective in Emergency Cardiac Arrest

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Chest compressions alone (without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) may be as effective ...

• Defibrillators Not Dangerous While Driving

  Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The defibrillators that are implanted in people for instant correction ...

• Blood Pressure, Heartbeat Problems Aggravate Alzheimer's

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may progress faster in patients with high blood ...

• Test Spots Who Should Get Implanted Defibrillator

  Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test can give cardiologists guidance about whether they ...

• Defib Wire Warning Shouldn't Worry Most Users: Experts

  Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- On Monday, Medtronic -- a leading maker of implantable defibrillators ...

• Women Less Likely to Get Heart Defibrillators

  Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Women are less likely than men to receive implantable defibrillators, ...

• No Link Between Anti-Nausea Drug, Heart Trouble

  Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The current "black box" label warning for the anti-vomiting drug ...