A photo essay from the American Heart Association (AHA) 2022 Scientific Sessions Nov. 5-7 in Chicago.

VT storm is associated with a heightened risk of death or significant complications. Early catheter ablation, it seems, is the most effective treatment option for this potentially fatal condition. 

However, researchers noted, there is still considerable room for improvement.

The companies were given 15 days to provide an adequate response to the FDA's warning. The agency said its next step could include legal action. 

The new analysis focused on data from more than 5,000 heart failure patients throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Updated Twitter policies have helped online pranksters cause mischief in recent days, including one specific user who impersonated Eli Lilly and Company and posted that insulin was now free. Lilly's CEO has now commented on the fake tweet read 'round the world—and what it could mean for the company going forward. 

The drug allows patients to take control over their condition with self administration and the therapy and may help lower healthcare costs and resource utilization by keeping these patients out of emergency rooms. 

Jason Andrade, MD, director of electrophysiology, Vancouver General Hospital, and principal investigator of the PROGRESSIVE AF trial, explains how cryoablation can be used as a frontline treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib) before drugs in this AHA late-breaker.