Background/aim Frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) have historically been regarded as benign in structurally ...

A colleague recently asked me how I would approach an asymptomatic young patient with thousands of premature ventricular complexes (PVCs). She said, "I used to think I knew how to treat PVCs, but ...

A new multicenter trial has used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death worldwide. A first ...

Dr. Naccarelli answers the question: 'What Is Flecainide, How Does It Work?' — -- Question: I have been placed on an antiarrhythmic drug called flecainide for my heart rhythm problem. How does it ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that an unusual heart rhythm disorder, POTS, is particularly common in people ...

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Something Wrong With My Defibrillator?' — -- Question: My defibrillator kept firing several times in a stretch. Is there something wrong with it? Answer ...

If you have ventricular tachycardia, your doctor may give you medicine to slow your heart rate down. You might also need a catheter ablation. In this procedure, a doctor threads a thin tube through an ...

The woman presented to the emergency department immediately after one such episode, reported Mazen M. Kawji, MD, of OSF Cardiovascular Institute in Peoria, Illinois. Importantly, these spells occurred ...

First-degree ventricular (heart) block affects the electrical signal that makes the heart beat. It causes a delay in a portion of the heart beat and may lead to a slow heart beat. Healthcare ...