A new study has highlighted the risks for syncope and bradycardia as potential side effects with anti-arrhythmic drugs when used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Researchers analyzed ...

SUDDEN Arrhythmic Death Syndrome can strike both adults and children at any moment but what else do we know about the fatal condition? Recently, a mum told of her heartbreak as she watched her ...

A retrospective observational study found that 22% of cases of sudden cardiac death were due to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS). Syncope, seizure-like episodes and changes in ...

Anti-arrhythmic drugs, particularly those used to treat atrial fibrillation, could increase the risk of fall-related injuries, a new study found. Falls and fainting could lead to serious health ...

Potentially lethal heart conditions may become easier to spot and may lead to improvements in prevention and treatment thanks to innovative new software that measures electrical activity in the organ.

Heart attacks are a major cause of death in the UK with 66,000 people dying every year after suffering one. A cardiac arrest is when your heart suddenly stops pumping blood around your body, which ...

Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, or SADS, has been studied for decades and is caused by genetic heart problems. But social media posts suggest, with no evidence, that SADS is related to COVID-19 ...

(UPDATED) Implantable cardiac monitoring (LINQ, Medtronic) is significantly better than usual care at identifying serious and prognostically relevant arrhythmic events in high-risk patients with ...

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Every week 12 young people die unexpectedly from a heart condition they didn't know they had - here's what we know about SADS SUDDEN Arrhythmic Death Syndrome can strike both adults and children at ...