The sinoatrial (SA) node is the natural pacemaker of the heart. It generates electrical impulses that cause the heart’s chambers to contract, setting the heart rate. The SA node typically generates 60 ...

First FDA approved treatment in 30+ years for more than 2 million Americans with PSVT Novel nasal spray designed to rapidly ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Go to the hospital if a rapid heart rate is with chest pain, dizziness, or trouble breathing.Normal heart rate is between 60 and 100 bpm, but ...

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A clinical trial showed that a nasal spray that patients administer at home, without a physician, successfully and safely treated recurrent episodes of a condition that causes rapid abnormal heart ...

Alternative therapies may be a potential treatment for arrhythmia when used alongside medical treatments. An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. The heart may beat too quickly, too slowly, or ...

A widow is suing Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence after alleging doctors ignored her husband’s abnormal heart readings before his surgery, where he died after, a lawsuit alleges. A widow is ...

Reentry arrhythmia occurs when electrical signals in the heart deviate from their usual path, creating a loop that causes repeated stimulation and disrupts the heart’s rhythm. Symptoms of reentry ...

Q: I adopted a pit bull who had lost one ear in the fighting ring, so I named him Van Gogh. He is a healthy, sweet, gentle guy who loves to snuggle. When we lie on the couch watching television and my ...

The correct answer is sinus pause due to sinus node exit block. The rhythm is regular at a rate of 80 beats/min, although two long RR intervals (└┘) with a rate of 40 beats/min are present in the ...

Background A routine sports evaluation identified constant alternation between a junctional and idioventricular rhythm in a 9-year-old child. During exercise testing, electrography demonstrated that ...