Heart arrhythmias are usually harmless, but some can be life threatening. Treatments help correct your heart rate to prevent serious health issues. When the electrical impulses that affect your ...

If left untreated, certain arrhythmias can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Arrhythmia management techniques include making lifestyle changes and taking prescribed medications.

A team of researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered an innovative way to use a drug already approved for treating irregular heartbeat to selectively target specific functions of ...

Researchers invented a new reporting technique to monitor activity of CaMKII while screening the effects of nearly 5,000 FDA approved drugs on human cells that expressed the enzyme. The screen ...

Ruxolitinib, a drug that is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating certain cancers and skin conditions, is effective at inhibiting CaMKII, a protein kinase linked ...

Seizures can increase the risk of arrhythmias. Additionally, seizure medications may cause arrhythmias alongside other cardiovascular problems. Arrhythmias occur when the heart beats abnormally.

Malignant arrhythmias are dangerous heart rhythm problems that can lead to cardiac arrest, most often originating in the heart’s lower chambers. These arrhythmias are frequently linked to underlying ...

Growing incidence of atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia and other arrhythmias, particularly in the geriatrics population is resulting in strong growth in antiarrhythmic drugs market. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than 13% of users of quetiapine and haloperidol developed severe QT prolongation. Severe QT prolongation ...

A software robot has proved to be faster than doctors at detecting side effects during a drug treatment for cardiac arrhythmia, while also cutting unnecessarily frequent follow-up lab tests and ...