CNN — If you suspect that someone has gone into cardiac arrest, there are some simple steps you can take right away that could mean the difference between life and death. About 70% to 90% of ...

Sudden cardiac arrest happens when your heart stops beating suddenly – which has become common among young people today. According to experts, it is happening because of undiagnosed heart ...

Cardiac cachexia is a condition that can happen to people who have heart failure.It means you lose a serious amount of body fat, muscle, and bone.Doctors often call this “body wasting.” ...

Almost a century after it was discovered in fruit flies with notches in their wings, the Notch signalling pathway may come to play an important role in the recovery from heart attacks. In a study ...

The third possibility is a genetic arrhythmia, an abnormal heart rhythm, she said. While cardiac arrest in athletes may not always make headlines, it occurs more often than many realize, Gounder said.

Dr. Temple said sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes is usually caused by an undiagnosed congenital heart defect and not an injury. "Anyone that's had an arrest, there is a reasonably ...

Scientists pinpointed various genes in the signaling pathway responsible for the development of heart valves leading to the aorta in a new Circulation Research study. Mutations in these genes can ...

Identifying the differences between heart attacks and sudden cardiac arrest, as well as understanding the symptoms and causes, can help bystanders take essential actions to save lives in ...

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