Patients with cancer and tachycardia had an increased risk for mortality near the time of treatment, according to results presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing the Cardiovascular ...

Untreated or unmanaged, SVT can lead to other possibly fatal heart abnormalities. Patients are advised to practice a cardiac-friendly diet and lifestyle (low sodium, little to no caffeine or alcohol, ...

Catheter ablation was not the first-line treatment for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) for most patients referred to a tertiary center, a study shows, with investigators suggesting the procedure is ...

We reviewed randomized controlled trials, review articles and clinical practice guidelines to present a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of SVTs (Box 1). We focus on the most common ...

A total of 38 AF ablation patients and 38 SVT ablation patients were included in the analysis (all with first follow-up). While the AF subjects were older and more often male, none of the other ...

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) after palliative repair of congenital heart disease is relatively rare. Despite this rarity, VT is a known cause of early, intermediate and late morbidity and mortality in ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with cancer, tachycardia can predict the risk for mortality, according to a study presented at the Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient conference ...

A significant percentage of affected patients were observed to have dilated atria and left ventricular hypertrophy. Ingestion of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based solutions for bowel preparation prior ...