Cardiology
Cardiac 'disease in a dish' models advance arrhythmia research
New research illustrates how "disease in a dish" stem cell technology can advance cardiology.
Sep 8, 2016
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Cardiology
Cause of heart arrhythmia in adult muscular dystrophy clarified
An international joint research group found that the cause of heart arrhythmia in myotonic dystrophy was RNA abnormalities in the sodium channel in the heart, clarifying the symptom's mechanism. This finding will be helpful ...
Jun 16, 2016
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Neuroscience
Unraveling the genetic basis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
The leading cause of epilepsy-related death is a poorly understood phenomenon known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The risk factors and causes of SUDEP remain unclear but researchers have proposed explanations ...
Dec 7, 2015
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Cardiology
Predicting arrhythmias so as to prevent them
Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It's a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Cardiology
Researchers uncover how a faulty gene can trigger fatal heart condition
University of Manchester research presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference has revealed how a faulty gene can cause fatal abnormal heart rhythms that are brought on by exercise.
Jun 10, 2015
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Cardiology
Endurance sport causes strain in right side of the heart
Otherwise healthy people who exercise strenuously for more than 90 minutes suffer from a post-exercise drop in heart performance, but only in the right side of the heart, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide.
Mar 16, 2015
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Cardiology
'Digitizing' crosstalk among heart cells may help locate epicenters of heart rhythms
A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins cardiologist and biomedical engineer Hiroshi Ashikaga, M.D., Ph.D., has developed a mathematical model to measure and digitally map the beat-sustaining electrical flow between heart ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Cardiology
Chest compressions save lives, says cardiologist
Imagine being with someone who suddenly collapses and doesn't respond to you.
Feb 11, 2015
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Medical research
Lab creates potentially life saving heart cells
A group of Simon Fraser University researchers' cultivation of dozens of beating heart cells in Petrie dishes could one day save or improve the lives of patients with inherited heart arrhythmias. They are genetic mutations ...
Feb 11, 2015
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Health
Whether shoveling or snow blowing, heart patients must exercise caution
After the blizzard has its way with the Northeast and moves on, what is the best way to start clearing snow if you've had heart issues?
Jan 28, 2015
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