Innovative genomic approach identifies rare Long QT syndrome carriers
An innovative analysis of shared segments within the genome -; an indication of distant "relatedness" -; has identified undiagnosed cases ...
Tag: Sudden Cardiac Death
Oregon study finds no clear link between mRNA vaccines and sudden cardiac deaths in young people
In a recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), a group of researchers investigated the association ...
Black patients with ICDs have higher rate of post-implant cardiac events and risk of death
Black patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have a significantly higher burden of disease than white patients with the same ...
Air pollution may trigger arrhythmias in healthy adolescents
Breathing particulate matter (i.e., tiny particles suspended in the air) air pollution may trigger irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias) in healthy ...
Ultra-precise gene therapy technologies could edit or silence faulty genes causing fatal heart diseases
An injectable cure for inherited heart muscle conditions that can kill young people in the prime of their lives could ...
Impaired cardiac metabolism linked to increased risk of fatal arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death
Adults with abnormal heart metabolism are up to three times more likely to experience life-threatening arrhythmias (an irregular heart rhythm), ...
