Electrical signals regulate the rhythmic contractions of the heart muscle and thus control heartbeat. If the signals go awry, the consequences can be lethal. Researchers have now delineated how ...

Pre-eclampsia complicates approximately 6–8% of all pregnancies. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a relationship between pre-eclampsia and cardiac morbidity and mortality later in life, but the ...

New research has shown that by changing the time course of voltage change early when the heart cell contracts it is possible to both withhold a potentially lethal electrical disturbance and improve ...