Dallas, TX - The study's main message was that the microvolt T-wave alternans (mTWA) story "isn't going to be as simple as we had hoped it would be," Dr Theodore Chow (Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH) ...

Orlando, FL - When one of the top experts on a risk-stratification test says the results of a key clinical trial of its effectiveness were "disappointing," people listen. But interpreting such remarks ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have had a major impact on the treatment of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Initially, physicians used ICDs primarily to treat patients who had survived ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . T-wave alternans generated during episodes of anger can be predictors of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The combination of heart rate recovery and T-wave alternans was more predictive of risk for both CV mortality ...

Patients who experience abnormal heart rhythm, known as arrhythmia, are often treated with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), which is used to correct the abnormal rhythmic episodes.

Measurement of an electrical abnormality in the heart aids doctors in determining who is most at risk for cardiac arrest, according to a new study. Computers can detect the abnormality, called T-wave ...