News tagged with cardiac arrhythmias
Bioengineers develop artificial chip for testing how drugs interact with ion channels
(Phys.org) -- Ion channels, proteins embedded in cell membranes, are central to many of the human body's physiological processes, including cardiac activity. For this reason, they are also important targets for cardiac drugs. ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Canadian Journal of Cardiology publishes advice on genetic testing of inherited cardiac arrhythmias
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society have produced the first-ever comprehensive guidelines on the use of genetic testing in the clinical management of inherited heart rhythm disorders, released ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Neuroscientists learn how channels fine-tune neuronal excitability
Scientists in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, have discovered a new mechanism that nerve cells (neurons) use to fine-tune their electrical output. The exciting discovery, published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 26, 2011 |
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University of Colorado in pilot project to map defibrillators
Three-year-old Denver resident Brianna's favorite color was yellow and her favorite restaurant was the hot dog stand outside Home Depot. At 18 months she strapped on her first pair of skis and spent Saturdays forever chasing ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Molecular imaging identifies high-risk patients with heart disease
A study published in the August Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) finds that molecular imaging—a non-invasive imaging procedure—can identify high-risk patients with potentially life-threatening cardiovascular conditions and he ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 10, 2010 |
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UCLA cardiologists use new methods to treat life-threatening arrhythmias
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ventricular arrhythmias — abnormal rhythms from the lower chambers of the heart — are typically treated using a combination of medication, implanted defibrillators and catheter ablation. However, for a small ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Detection of potentially deadly atrial fibrillation dramatically improved by new algorithm
An algorithm developed by Ki H. Chon, PhD, head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in partnership with Snehraj Merchant of The ScottCare Corporation, makes it possible for ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 19, 2010 |
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When the heart gets out of step
Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia -- a chronic irregularity of heartbeat -- which affects an estimated 1 million people in Germany. Although the condition is not acutely life-threatening, it does increase the risk ...
Feb 21, 2010 |
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New genetic link between cardiac arrhythmias and thyroid dysfunction identified
Genes previously known to be essential to the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of cardiac muscle -- a healthy heartbeat -- have now also been found to play a key role in thyroid hormone (TH) biosynthesis, according ...
Sep 20, 2009 |
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Mount Sinai first in nation to ablate atrial fibrillation using new visually-guided balloon catheter
Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York became the first in the U.S. to ablate atrial fibrillation using a visually-guided laser balloon catheter. The procedure was performed September 15 by Vivek Y. Reddy, ...
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Implantable defibrillators may not benefit women with heart failure
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators do not appear to be associated with a reduced risk of death in women with advanced heart failure, according to a meta-analysis of previously published research in the September 14 issue ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Sudden death during sport: Education to improve survival rates
More widespread availability of defibrillators and education of the general public could boost survival rates fourfold amongst athletes suffering cardiac arrest, a study has found. In less than half of cases, a bystander ...
Sep 01, 2009 |
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New technique prevents major cause for heart-related stroke
Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center were the first in the country to perform a non-surgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage (LAA), which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes still poses problems for sports cardiologists
Competitive sports and endurance training comes with a real -- even if rare -- twist. While most people will enjoy the benefits and pleasures of exercise, there are a few for whom regular athletic training will increase the ...
Jun 21, 2009 |
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Expert consensus on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias
A call to action for more research to be undertaken into catheter ablation in the field of ventricular arrhythmia (VA) has been issued in a joint consensus document from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) a registered ...
May 14, 2009 |
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