MIBHS

MARCH 31, 2025

Without immediate intervention, sudden cardiac death can occur within minutes. This results in a failure to pump blood to the brain and other vital organs.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 14, 2024

The use of the antipsychotic drugs quetiapine and haloperidol is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) caused by drug-induced QT prolongation, reports a new study in Heart Rhythm.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

Four heart rhythm organizations from around the globe developed the statement. It is also published in Heart Rhythm , the official journal of the HRS, Journal of Arrhythmia , the official journal of the APHRS, and Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology , the official journal of the LAHRS.

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DAIC

JANUARY 19, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/19/2024 - 10:38 January 19, 2024 — Heart rhythm expert Sumeet Chugh, MD , associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai , is the recipient of this year’s American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) Distinguished Scientist Award-Clinical Domain. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.

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Heart BMJ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This approach has delivered a novel perspective on arrhythmia management, with important distinctions from other policymakers’ recommendations.

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DAIC

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Smidt Heart Institute recently received CAROL Act funding to study the connection between ventricular arrhythmias—abnormal heartbeats that start in the heart’s two lower chambers—and an elevated risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with mitral valve disease.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

MARCH 19, 2024

He said a screening test called cardiac-arrhythmic genome analysis is available in certain European centers. The role of the molecular autopsy in sudden cardiac death in young individuals. Ref: Isbister, J.C., Semsarian, C. Nat Rev Cardiol 21 , 215–216 (2024). Reference 1.

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