Who Is At Risk?. DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is the difference between sudden cardiac arrest and a heart attack? Who is at risk for both, and what safety measures can we take? ANSWER: Sud ...

A-fib occurs when the heart’s upper chambers, called the atria, beat out of sync with the lower chambers, the ventricles.

Dr. Srihari S. Naidu speaks with Parade to answer all our questions about pacemakers.

Two types of implantable cardioverter defibrillators can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death with HCM. Pacemakers and implantable loop recorders also may be options.

A final-year MBBS student from Vasai saved a passenger who collapsed on a Goa–Mumbai IndiGo flight by providing first aid, oxygen support and artificial respiration, stabilizing him before landing and ...

Doctors in Grand Junction warn heart attacks are striking people in their 20s and 30s. Free screenings, CPR training, and ...

On the way to the fourth jump, Hector cantered toward the opposite side of the ring, then pivoted. When he did, Ryan spilled onto the sandy ground. In show jumping, riders occasionally fall off their ...

Mercy Fort Smith physicians implanted a newly approved defibrillator with few long-term complications.

The local movement toward total accessibility began in 2008 when Lee County rescinded a local ordinance that required mandatory CPR training to use a device. By removing those legal hurdles, the ...

Baptist Health Paducah advises that knowing Hands-Only CPR can help save a loved one's life in sudden cardiac arrest.

Nancy Guthrie’s 2 a.m. pacemaker spike on the day she vanished could mean that the elderly woman was involved in a heart rate ...