Cost-effective screening tool The ECGI vest developed at UCL, worn by a medical student. (Courtesy: UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science/James Tye) A reusable vest that generates high-resolution ...

A vest that can map the electrical activity of the heart in fine detail could potentially be used to better identify people at high risk of sudden cardiac death, suggests a new study led by UCL ...

For patients with heart rhythm disorders, such as atrial fibrillation, cardiac ablations can eliminate the problem at the source. These common procedures use heat or cold to destroy the cells ...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Linda Chesterfield can clearly remember the moment her cousin, Brenda Burkins, essentially died. "Brenda had passed out. All I saw was her head back and her eyes were all ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A heart attack can be scary, and often deadly. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said every year nearly 500,000 people experience "sudden cardiac death" after a ...

Kenny McIntyre wears the special vest ninety seconds a day and it tells doctors how much fluid is in his lungs. A military-grade vest, using see-through technology, may be the answer to keeping some ...

UNDATED HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells us about the life vest that lives up to its name. This isn't like any life vest you have probably seen before. It can give your heart a little jump ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- There might be some good news for the nearly six million Americans with congestive heart failure. Those patients are often in and out of hospitals because their lungs fill ...

Mohiuddin Alamgir was an admitted workaholic with a giant sweet tooth, working 80-hour weeks managing a restaurant. A few years ago, the Concord resident learned that he had high blood pressure, which ...

(Reuters Health) - Patients who have just survived a heart attack and consequently have a dangerously-weak heart face a high risk of sudden death. Giving them a wearable defibrillator that can restart ...

Sudden cardiac arrest, or SCA, can be deadly. SCA is an unexpected heart malfunction that means the heart has stopped beating and blood is no longer circulating. According to the Centers for Disease ...