MILLCREEK/Salt Lake City, Utah – St. Mark’s Hospital, the centerpiece of MountainStar Healthcare, is the first hospital in Utah to use a new pulsed field ablation technology. A pulsed field ablation, ...
Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5% of the population, or 10.5 million ...
A few years ago I was out walk­ing with an older relative when she suddenly stopped and put her hands out for support. Her heart­beat had gone haywire, causing chest pains and making her feel ...
Cardiologists have developed an algorithm to detect an irregular heart rhythm called A-Fib, a month before it happens. It's one example of AI finding patterns the human eye can't see. Cardiologists ...
The body needs the mineral potassium to regulate muscle contraction. The heart, being a muscle, may respond to changes in potassium levels by developing an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. Atrial ...