The comedian, who died Tuesday at 67, was dealing with "a very specific, rare genetic disorder," cardiologist Dr. Jennifer Haythe tells PEOPLE Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...

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 ...

This ECG (Figure 1), recorded in the emergency room, shows a wide complex tachycardia at 205 bpm. Wide complex tachycardias are more likely to be ventricular tachycardia (VT) than supraventricular ...

Patients with structural heart disease are at risk for life-threatening ventricular tachycardias (VTs). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) can terminate VT, but often at the cost of ...

A new multicenter trial has used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death worldwide. A first ...

Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia occurs when the QRS axis alternates with every other beat. This is a pathognomonic rhythm during digoxin toxicity, however is relatively rare. The Brugada ...

MIT-alumni-founded Thermedical advances novel deep-tissue ablation technology to address critical unmet needs in severe ventricular tachycardia ...

The term 'ventricular arrhythmias' incorporates a wide spectrum of abnormal cardiac rhythms, from single premature ventricular complexes to sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT), ...

Q: I was feeling lightheaded and having palpitations, went to the ER and was admitted to the ICU. They said I had a run of ventricular tachycardia. What is this? A: The heartbeat is controlled by ...

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 ...