The market has left medical device stocks in the dust, but heart monitor maker iRhythm Technologies is proving an exception.

Tachycardia is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute (BPM). It can be a sign of emotional distress or anxiety, anemia (low levels of iron in the blood), infections, dehydration, ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that an unusual heart rhythm disorder, POTS, is particularly common in people with long COVID. The majority of those affected are middle-aged women. The ...

A stepwise approach to perioperative cardiac assessment assists clinicians in determining when surgery should proceed or when a pause for further evaluation is warranted. Cardiovascular screening and ...

Beta blockers are quickly becoming the hot new drug to combat anxiety. The medication, also known as propranolol, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1967 for the treatment of ...

GRAND FORKS — Altru Health System has been nationally recognized for providing excellent care to stroke and heart attack patients. Last month, the Grand Forks-based hospital received the American ...

The American Heart Association has recognized 84% of Prime Healthcare hospitals nationwide with Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for 2025, underscoring Prime’s national leadership in ...

Following injury from a heart attack, immune cells called neutrophils release a peptide that punctures stressed heart cells and destabilizes their electrical activity. This triggers life-threatening ...

Tom Derrington, 65, was increasingly having trouble walking up the four flights of stairs on the CapMetro construction site where he works. He was out of breath. His feet were so swollen they hurt on ...

WESTFIELD – Veterans and citizens from across the community gathered Thursday to commemorate Purple Heart Recognition Day with a service at Kane-Wojtkiewicz Park and recognize Westfield’s U.S. Marine ...