Nearly 14 million Americans live with arrhythmias. Learn to identify the warning signs of these common heart rhythm disorders ...

Your fingernails, as small as they are, can act as indicators of your overall health, offering subtle clues about potential ...

The common causes for bradycardia are non-cardiac in origin such as autonomic immaturity in premature infants, electrolyte imbalances, hypothyroidism and medications. Cardiac causes include—sinus ...

In these patients, we usually prescribe AV-node slowing agents despite moderate bradycardia during sinus rhythm. The ‘pill-in-the pocket’ approach with class I drugs is recommended in athletes with ...

Eleven studies describing sinoatrial (SA) nodal, atrioventricular (AV) nodal or infra-Hisian conduction parameters in the setting of cocaine use were found. Fourteen studies and two case series ...

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare and potentially deadly condition. Common etiologies include hypercoagulable diseases, low flow states ...

A mild degree of desaturation is present in most Fontan patients, due to coronary sinus drainage to the left atrium or pulmonary shunting. Resting saturations <90% suggest the presence of right to ...