Genetic mutations can impact the heart’s structure or electrical functions, potentially leading to inherited arrhythmias. Several types of heart arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, Brugada ...

Seizures can disrupt the autonomic nervous system, potentially leading to cardiac arrhythmias, which are abnormal heart rhythms. Cardiac arrhythmias can cause convulsive syncope, a condition ...

Researchers have used the zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify the role of a gene involved in cardiac rhythm, which could help explain the fundamentals of what it takes to make a human heartbeat.

An Iowa City software development company is launching an application Friday that will help train medical professions to read basic electrocardiogram (EKG) test results. Single Sail Software's ...

An arrhythmia (pronounced as “uh-RITH-me-uh”) is an irregular heartbeat. This means your heart is out of its usual rhythm. About 1.5%-5% of people have arrhythmias. It may feel like your heart skipped ...