When you think of shock, you might think of the sudden response people have from surprising emotional stress. The medical disorder shock is actually a condition where your blood is not getting to your ...

A heart shock may restore the heart’s rhythm and is a potential treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib). Doctors also refer to heart shock as electrical cardioversion. In AFib, a person has an ...

DETROIT (December 13, 2023) – Published results of a large, national heart attack study show that patients with a life-threatening complication known as cardiogenic shock survived at a significantly ...

Blood clots in the heart have various causes, such as an irregular heartbeat and damage to coronary artery walls. Blood clots can cause serious symptoms and may require immediate medical intervention.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abiomed (NASDAQ:ABMD) announces that new data from the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative Study (NCSI) on 171 consecutive AMI cardiogenic shock (AMICS) patients from 35 ...