In 1966, Francois Dessertenne described a specific electrocardiographic form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, which he termed “torsades de pointes” (TdP).w1 w2 The word “torsades” refers to an ...

Read current medical research on risk factors, causes and prevention of heart disease, strokes, and peripheral arterial disease. What new treatment options are under development?

Menopause, Hormones, and Heart Disease Risk. When a woman is still having her menstrual period, estrogen and progesterone levels rise and fall during different times of the month, according to the ...

Women with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) face higher CVD-related mortality rates than do men, according to recently published research.

A gene present in about 1.6 percent of the general population places these persons at risk for a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder when they take the common antibiotic ...

TAMPA, Fla. — UPDATE: On May 23, Spectrum News featured the story of Patrick Brathwaite, a Tampa lawyer who suffered a heart attack in April and was fighting valiantly to recover with the help ...