Cannabis use increases use for arrhythmia in the general population, but lowers risk for arrhythmia in patients with heart disease.

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. The condition is more common in women and younger patients ...

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 ...

Hypokalemia and even low-normal plasma potassium levels increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias among patients with cardiovascular disease. An assessment of a strategy of actively increasing ...

iRhythm Technologies reports high prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias in type 2 diabetes patients associated with chronic kidney disease, highlighting early detection importance. iRhythm Technologies, ...

Madrid, Spain – 29 August 2025: Targeting high-normal potassium levels reduced the risk of arrhythmias, hospitalisation for heart failure or arrhythmia and death compared with no intervention, ...