When you have atrial fibrillation, the two upper chambers of your heart (atria) don't beat in sync with the two lower chambers (ventricles). This makes your heart beat out of rhythm and sometimes very ...

What Are Calcium Channel Blockers? Calcium makes your heart and blood vessels work harder to pump. Calcium channel blockers work by slowing the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and ...

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel increases the sensitivity of sensory cells in the inner ear. Even soft sounds, such ...

In the initial hours following the application of the calcium channel blocker (CCB) nifedipine to microtissues consisting of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs), we ...

Calcium channel blockers are medications used to lower blood pressure. They work by increasing the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart. There are two types of calcium channel blockers that help ...