Recently, I posted a blog entry on the high rates of cardiovascular disease among people with schizophrenia. A reader asked if... Read more »
Scientists have found 14 common genetic variants associated with a risk factor for sudden cardiac death after they analyzed genetic data from more... Read more »
According to a new study, more aging boomers are being hospitalized for heart attacks now than people their age were a generation ago, and the... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cardiac catheterization involves passing a thin flexible tube (catheter) into the right or left side of the heart, usually from the groin or the... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cardiac tamponade is compression of the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the space between the myocardium (heart muscle) and the... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cardiac glycosides are a class of medications used to treat heart failure. Cardiac glycoside overdose occurs when someone accidentally or... Read more »