‘I was 23 when I suffered sudden cardiac arrest during a half marathon and a fellow runner saved my life with CPR’

A 23-year-old Hull man with no history of heart problems experienced lightheadedness during a half marathon before he had a ...

'Fellow runner saved my life with CPR after Birmingham Half Marathon collapse'

Joshua Breene, 23, has completed his first half marathon since suffering sudden cardiac arrest during the Birmingham Half ...
AHA/ASA Journals

Memantine for Premature Atrial Contractions: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial

BACKGROUND: Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are independently associated with atrial fibrillation, stroke, and heart ...

Man, 23, has cardiac arrest less than a mile from half marathon finish

Man, 23, suffers cardiac arrest less than a mile from Birmingham Half Marathon finish line - ...
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Left atrial appendage closure ‘reasonable alternative’ to anticoagulation for some with AF

In patients with atrial fibrillation, those assigned left atrial appendage closure had similar ischemic outcomes and better bleeding outcomes compared with those assigned oral anticoagulation, ...

Are heart failure and atrial fibrillation the same disease? Study reveals shared genetic and molecular mechanics

New research from a multi-institutional team, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, reveals that heart failure and atrial fibrillation share underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms, ...
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What is a small bowel obstruction? Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death explained

Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death was the result of a surgery that she had undergone years before, an autopsy report confirmed. The only child of Elvis Presley, she experienced what's known as a ...