A frequent concern among clinicians new to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is the risk of malpractice. This fear often arises from equating POCUS with radiology-performed ultrasounds. Many worry ...

Cardiologists discuss the rare possibility of bee-related cardiac events after Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack swallowing an insect during a polo match.

This protocol of functional echocardiography incorporates cardiac POCUS assessment, quantitative variables and tissue Doppler with the goal of optimizing the functional evaluation (18). TDI is an ...

Heart attack, cardiac arrest – they’re basically the same thing, right? Nope – while they both involve the heart, they are in fact two very different things, with a variety of different ...

A study linked moderate champagne consumption with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest. But don’t pop the cork just yet – it’s the big picture that counts.

For the first time, researchers have identified a list of 56 modifiable factors linked to the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

Pope Francis has died of a stroke and cardiac arrest following previous complications with double pneumonia, according to the Vatican. Here's what to know about the condition.

A simple lifesaver for hemorrhagic shock or cardiac arrest HemaShock exsanguination tourniquet squeezes the blood from the patient’s limbs and sends it to the core organs where it’s needed most.

Abstract Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, apical ballooning syndrome, or “broken heart syndrome” (seen more often in women), is a condition with transient ...

It is well known that acting quickly in the event of a cardiac arrest is important, but what does a quick initial shock with a defibrillator mean exactly for patients' chances of survival ...

Contrary to expectations, potassium supplements did not prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery in the large, randomized TIGHT-K trial.