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 ...

Mayo Clinic researchers report that a highly targeted, noninvasive form of radiation therapy reduced episodes of a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder by nearly 80% in a first-in-human early ...

Proton beam therapy, a radiation treatment for cancer, may be effective as a treatment for refractory ventricular tachycardia ...

Proton-based cardiac radioablation may offer a less invasive treatment for patients with hard-to-treat ventricular ...

Radiation therapy often is used to treat cancer patients. Now, doctors have shown that radiation therapy -- aimed directly at the heart -- can be used to treat patients with a life-threatening heart ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

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 ...

Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried died this week after a long illness, his family confirmed in a statement. "In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, ...

During atrial fibrillation, the atrioventricular node is bombarded with electrical impulses, which typically result in rapid ventricular rates. The rate at which signals are transmitted to the ...