In the next in our Masterclass series, GP cardiologists Dr Christine A’Court and Dr Charles Gardiner explain the latest ...

This is the first time a gene mutation–specific test has been applied to predict ... Long QT Syndrome is a heart rhythm disorder that can cause sudden cardiac death and generally affects people ...

noninvasive test used to check for various heart conditions. By tracking the electrical signals of your heart, an EKG provides valuable information about how your heart is functioning. An EKG can ...

Medicare Part B covers blood sugar test strips as a ... and meets accepted medical practice standards. People may need to keep a record of how often they use test strips. Medicare also will ...

When a patient has a typical myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation on the ECG (a "STEMI"), the ECG pattern itself, along with clinical symptoms, are usually enough to make the correct ...

Abstract: Arrhythmias confer a substantial risk of sudden cardiac death, accounting for over 80% of cases ... employing the proposed dynamic features achieves an accuracy of 91.71% and 88.93% for ...

What is robot-assisted cardiac surgery? Robot-assisted cardiac surgery is heart surgery done through very small cuts (incisions) in the chest. The surgeons use tiny instruments and robot-controlled ...

iRhythm's President and CEO, Quentin Blackford, expressed gratitude for the support from the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society and the PMDA. The company is now focusing on obtaining reimbursement approval ...

2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update of the 2008 Guidelines for Device-based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: a Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association ...