A Life Vest for the Heart
As researchers zero in on predicting cardiac arrest—the number one reason why Americans die suddenly—a defibrillator that slips on like a vest is protecting hearts and saving lives.
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Tag Archives: heart rhythm problems
Extra Heart Beats (PVCs)
To Carol in Florida: Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are extra heart beats coming early from the bottom chambers of the heart, the ventricles. In people with normal hearts, they are annoying but of no significance and do not cause sudden death, heart attacks, or strokes. I spend a lot of time reassuring patients they have ... More
