BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias, one of the most rapidly growing procedures in cardiac ...

These arrhythmias may be treated with medication or cardiac ablation in some cases. Ventricular tachycardia (VT or "V-tach") is a serious arrhythmia. In V-tach, the electrical stimulus for the ...

Epicardial adipose tissue is also clinically related to left ventricular mass and other features of the metabolic syndrome, such as concentrations of LDL cholesterol, fasting insulin and ...

First-degree ventricular (heart) block affects the electrical signal that makes the heart beat. It causes a delay in a portion of the heart beat and may lead to a slow heart beat. Healthcare ...

Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. (R.M.P., A.P.L.) Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke ...

The presence of excessive epicardial fat adds to the weight of the ventricles and increases the effort involved in pumping blood around the body. Why should such an energy store be located in this ...