Brushing teeth three or more times a day could dramatically lower a person’s risk for CVDs like heart failure and atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary research out of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.

People trained to perform CPR with a virtual reality tool were able to achieve comparable chest compression rates as those trained face-to-face in a recent randomized study—but the VR approach still has a long way to go.

A senior at a Utah high school received a scholarship this month based on her idea for an automated CPR assistance device.

Kennedy Hall, of Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain, Utah, came up with the idea for…

A novel pacemaker designed to mimic a patient’s organic breath increased blood flow to the heart in a study of individuals with heart failure, according to research published in the journal…

Research that will be presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium in Philadelphia this month suggests the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invests far less money in cardiac arrest research than in…

Taller people might be at an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, according to research set for presentation at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions on Nov. 16.

Lead author Michael Levin, MD, and…

The net clinical benefit (NCB) of anticoagulants like warfarin and apixaban slows over time in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a Circulation:…

Nearly three-quarters of atrial fibrillation patients taking dabigatran remain adherent to the medication two years after filling their first prescription, while just over 25% discontinue the drug for various reasons, according to an…

The U.S. is seeing an uptick in the use of mechanical resuscitation devices despite a paucity of evidence that the digitized CPR tools are effective, researchers reported in…

A cross-sectional study of heart patients undergoing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation revealed a marked decline in the use of defibrillation testing over time in the U.S., suggesting the precaution might be…

A study of patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation between 2010 and 2015 found that early post-ablation mortality rates increased over the half-decade, reaching 1.35% per quarter by the end of the research period.…

American Indians may have a higher risk of atrial fibrillation than individuals in other racial and ethnic groups, revealed a …

A novel machine learning algorithm improved patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in a study of nearly 1,000 heart failure patients in the U.S., representing an opportunity to optimize care and spare certain…

Short-term opioid prescriptions could have long-term consequences for heart patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), according to work published in…

The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit on Oct. 17 announced they’d be partnering to improve timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in people at an increased risk of stroke.

BMS-Pfizer and Fitbit don’t…

An implantable cardiac monitor designed to alert patients with coronary artery disease to progressive, abnormal ST-segment shifts could expedite transport to the ED and reduce treatment delays during acute coronary syndromes (ACS),…

Consuming smaller amounts of alcohol more frequently is a greater risk factor for atrial fibrillation than binge drinking, according to a study published in…

Medtronic on Oct. 7 announced the launch of its EV ICD pivotal study—a prospective, pre-market trial designed to assess the efficacy of an extravascular system in treating dangerous arrhythmias.

According to a…

Doctors at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Hospital used an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system (ECMO) to treat a cardiac arrest patient in the field for the first time last week, the Albuquerque Journal reported Oct. 7.…

Teens who use or abuse cannabis could be at risk for a number of cardiac arrhythmias, according to research published in the American Journal of Cardiology…

Researchers are calling for better implementation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy after an analysis of the Swedish HF Registry (SwedeHF) found the devices to be beneficial—but underused—among patients with heart…