A rare but potentially lethal heart disruption known as commotio cordis may have sent Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin into cardiac arrest seconds after a hard tackle during a game Monday ...

After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during an NFL game Monday night in Cincinnati, medical experts considered the possibility that his collision with Bengals wide receiver ...

Just surviving a major cardiac event is an achievement, but of course getting through whatever initial resuscitation and procedures necessary are merely the first steps. As a patient embarks on their ...

If you need cardiac surgery in the future, aortic dissection in particular, reach for the moon. Or at least try to schedule your surgery around its cycle. A new study found that acute aortic ...

Patients who had cardiac arrest at home or elsewhere outside of a hospital had greater survival to hospital discharge and to 90 days beyond if they received basic life support (BLS) vs. advanced life ...