Scientists at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) and the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been at the forefront of stem cell research ...

NYU Grossman School of Medicine offers an advanced Maternal Fetal Medicine elective through the Department of Obstetrics and ...

Diagnosed with ventricular septal defect (VSD) before birth, baby Noah underwent open heart surgery at just 21 days old ...

At least eight distinct genes have been associated with LQTS although three types predominate: LQT1 and LQT2 (caused by potassium channel protein defects) and LQT3 (caused by cardiac sodium ...

know the capabilities and limitations of bedside ultrasound identification of common pathologic findings organ definition/identification speed in obtaining images (e.g. FAST exam in ~60 seconds) ...

Deciding when to go to the hospital for a rapid heart depends on your health history and how you are feeling overall. A heart rate of 100 beats per minute (bpm) or higher, also known as tachycardia, ...

First-degree ventricular (heart) block affects the electrical signal that makes the heart beat. It causes a delay in a portion of the heart beat and may lead to a slow heart beat. Healthcare ...

Dozens of North Dakota hospitals and health care centers across the state recently received $27.4 million to purchase more ...

Conclusions Easily obtainable, LUS may be useful in the estimation of right-sided cardiac pressures and PVR. Further evaluation of lung ultrasound as an adjunct to heart failure diagnosis ...

Yentz’s friends say that she was unresponsive before ECU athletic trainers and coaches rushed to Yentz’s aid to perform CPR and used an AED to restart her heart three times where they said she ...

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...