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 ...

The Worcester Heart Attack Study 3 found that the incidence of cardiogenic shock actually increased between 1975 and 1988 after adjustment for other base-line covariates, although the raw or ...

This type of shock happens when your great vessels or your heart gets obstructed. The symptoms can look similar to cardiogenic shock. But it’s different because your aortic flow is obstructed.

O ne of the greatest boons for patients with certain types of heart disease was the discovery that a simple, direct-current electric shock can restore a twitching (“fibrillating”) heart to a ...

Poelzing says while the heart naturally ages good, if there’s any existing damage to the heart like a mild heart attack, the ...

The sudden or dramatic weakening of the heart from emotional or physical stress tends to affect more women. A North Texas cardiologist explains what may lead to a higher mortality rate for men.

A mother who lost her police officer husband after a sudden heart attack has told of her shock, saying there were no signs ...