A heart arrhythmia is when your heart beats too fast, too slow, or out of sync. Some arrhythmias can be genetic. A genetic arrhythmia happens when one or both of your parents pass down a gene change ...

Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is also important in other parts of the body. Maybe next time you see that friend, ...

Whether or not music stirs inside, each of us bears a living metronome at our core. It may tick at 40 or 100 beats per minute, in three-quarter time or in six-eight, erratically or like a Swiss clock.

Dangerously rapid heartbeat from the ventricles (ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation) can be life-threatening and result in sudden cardiac arrest. Take a holistic approach to understanding and ...

The knowledge that recovering Covid-19 patients face an increased risk of cardiac arrhythmia(Opens in a new window) complications, is one factor contributing to the ...

Adults using medical cannabis for chronic pain, especially those with cancer or cardiometabolic disease, have a slightly elevated risk of developing arrhythmia, mainly atrial fibrillation/flutter, a ...

Philadelphia, August 3, 2020 - In a new study, investigators report that patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, who are physically fit before the procedure, have a much higher chance ...

The objective of this study was to determine whether arrhythmia in the setting of maternal cardiac disease (MCD) affects perinatal outcomes. This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women with ...

The FDA on Wednesday updated its warning about potential increased arrhythmia risk in people with cardiac disease who are taking the seizure and mental health drug lamotrigine (Lamictal) with new data ...

Arrhythmia is an irregular heart rhythm. The condition is usually not serious, but when it is, treatment is generally effective. Share on Pinterest Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images It’s common for children ...

LOS ANGELES -- The FDA's warning about arrhythmia risk with lamotrigine (Lamictal) based on in vitro data wasn't borne out in observational cohorts of people with epilepsy, although the risk did ...

Arrhythmia, a disorder that impacts the typical beats of our heart, occurs when electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly. It can manifest as bradycardia (slow heartbeat) or ...