In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2021.0018, Min Lin, Yuqin Xiong, Yipin Lin, Yuhua Li and ...

There's good news when it comes to our heart's sinoatrial node (SAN), the body's natural pacemaker. Scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown the human SAN is hardwired ...

A specific cell population is responsible for ensuring that our heartbeat remains regular. Researchers have now elucidated the mode of action of one of the crucial components of the heart’s intrinsic ...

In patients with atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), the occurrence of nonsurgical AV block has been reported. We have looked for an explanation in the development of the AV conduction system.

Women naturally have quicker heartbeats, while men are more susceptible to heart rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation. This difference is now linked to unique gene activity in the heart’s ...

Tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome (i.e. pauses after converting to sinus rhythm) Severe sinus bradycardia Sinus pauses/sinus arrest Sinoatrial nodal exit block Chronotropic incompetence (failure of ...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart's rhythmic beat, setting off a self-destruction process within the cells, according to a preclinical study. The ...

Normal cardiac function depends on the adequate timing of excitation and contraction in the various regions of the heart and on an appropriate pacemaker rate. This complex task is implemented by the ...

A specific cell population is responsible for ensuring that our heartbeat remains regular. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now elucidated the mode of action of ...