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Study Highlights: The experimental drug celivarone didn't prevent sudden death and unneeded electrical shocks from implantable defibrillators any better than a placebo. Patients taking...

Study Highlights: Minimally invasive surgical ablation was more effective than catheter ablation to treat atrial fibrillation, but was significantly more likely to cause major...

Study Highlights: Dronedarone, a drug used to treat people with intermittent atrial fibrillation, doubled the risk of death and serious cardiovascular disorders in a study of patients with...

Study Highlights: Adults with congenital heart disease who have implanted defibrillators often have shock-related anxiety about the device delivering a shock during sex. The anxiety can...

Study Highlights: In its first preliminary tests in humans, an injectable medication lowered bad cholesterol in healthy volunteers. The substance disables a protein that interferes with the...

Study Highlights: Patients who had non-emergency artery-opening angioplasty or stent implantation at hospitals without heart surgery capabilities fared as well as those in hospitals that...

Study Highlights: The rate of death and hospitalization for community-based heart failure patients remained the same whether or not they had specific consultation with a pharmacist...

Study Highlights: An easy-to-understand consent form with pictures and personalized information helped patients understand angioplasty and stent procedures. The web-based form allows...

Study Highlights: Compared to patients who had prescription co-pays, heart attack patients whose insurance company picked up the entire tab for their heart medications had fewer subsequent...

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For more information Nov. 12-16, call the AHA News Media Staff Office at the Orange County Convention Center at: (407) 685-5410. Before or after these...