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Understanding more about heart rhythm disorders

Heart rhythm disorders like atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest have made headlines in recent months, prompting many to learn more about how the heart beats.

2 Feb 2023

Research uncovers a new way to boost the effectiveness of RNA therapies

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have identified how biological pacemaker cells-;cells that control your heartbeat-;can "fight back" against therapies to biologically correct abnormal heartbeat rates.

20 Dec 2022

Wireless, battery-free pacemaker could make life easier for heart disease patients

Atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia – leads to more than 454,000 hospitalizations and nearly 160,000 deaths in the United States each year. Globally, it is estimated that approximately 60 million people are affected by the condition.

28 Oct 2022

UMass Amherst genetic research provides a new model for investigating diseases related to circadian rhythm disruptions

University of Massachusetts Amherst research into genetic mutations that affect circadian rhythms offers new insight into the rest-wake cycle and provides a new model for investigating human disease and ultimately developing medical treatments.

20 Oct 2022

Minimally invasive procedure enables patients to be out of the hospital within a few days

Minimally invasive, catheter-based transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized treatment of aortic stenosis (AS), and both American and European guidelines have approved its use. However, there is a perception that TAVR is more expensive than surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). A budget impact analysis comparing the two options now shows that TAVR is an affordable and effective strategy for the treatment of AS. The study appears in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier.

12 Sep 2022

How a key brain network responds to seasonal shifts in day length

A recent paper examined the difference in neuronal communication in the hypothalamic network that regulates physiological function in response to the photoperiod.

8 Sep 2022

Healthy people over 65 years of age recommended to get a heart check-up before non-cardiac surgery

A heart check-up is recommended in even apparently healthy people over 65 years of age before intermediate- or high-risk non-cardiac surgery, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery published online today in European Heart Journal.

26 Aug 2022

Study defines how the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression

In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers define how the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression.

11 Aug 2022

Neurons show rhythmic activity at different frequencies in the desynchronized state

In the 17th century, the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens hanged two of his recently invented pendulum clocks on a wooden beam and observed that as time passed, the clocks aligned their beats.

2 Aug 2022

New method to disrupt spiral waves may be a less painful way to defibrillate hearts

A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia -; a heart rate that's too fast -; and multiple spirals cause a state of disorganized contraction known as fibrillation.

26 Jun 2022

Sponge-like solar cells could form the basis for less-invasive pacemakers or similar medical devices

Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without holes, they wouldn't be flexible enough to bend into small crevices, or to sop up the perfect amount of jam and butter.

7 Jun 2022

Researchers develop a bioresorbable pacemaker to temporarily monitor and control heart rate

In a proof-of-concept study that aims to address the unmet need for minimally invasive cardiac control and monitoring devices, researchers have developed a network of wireless devices, including a bioresorbable pacemaker, that can temporarily monitor and control heart rate.

27 May 2022

Northwestern University scientists unveil a smart, bioresorbable transient pacemaker

Last summer, Northwestern University scientists introduced the first-ever transient pacemaker — a fully implantable, wireless device that harmlessly dissolves in the body after it's no longer needed.

26 May 2022

Wireless remote care platform may help manage neurological disorders at home

Many neurological disorders like Parkinson's, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ).

10 Apr 2022

Recommendations to prevent, manage interference in patients with implanted cardiac devices

Recommendations on the prevention and management of interference caused by medical procedures in patients with implanted electronic cardiac devices is published today in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the ESC.

3 Apr 2022

Women receive fewer life-saving heart procedures than men

In the first study to examine differences by sex and race in outcomes following the seven most common procedures for heart problems, researchers found that women are less likely to undergo these procedures- and even when women do receive these procedures, they are more likely than men to die while in the hospital, according to data that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

23 Mar 2022

Pacemaker News and Research

Understanding more about heart rhythm disorders

Research uncovers a new way to boost the effectiveness of RNA therapies

Wireless, battery-free pacemaker could make life easier for heart disease patients

UMass Amherst genetic research provides a new model for investigating diseases related to circadian rhythm disruptions

Minimally invasive procedure enables patients to be out of the hospital within a few days

How a key brain network responds to seasonal shifts in day length

Healthy people over 65 years of age recommended to get a heart check-up before non-cardiac surgery

Study defines how the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression

Neurons show rhythmic activity at different frequencies in the desynchronized state

New method to disrupt spiral waves may be a less painful way to defibrillate hearts

Sponge-like solar cells could form the basis for less-invasive pacemakers or similar medical devices

Researchers develop a bioresorbable pacemaker to temporarily monitor and control heart rate

Northwestern University scientists unveil a smart, bioresorbable transient pacemaker

Wireless remote care platform may help manage neurological disorders at home

Recommendations to prevent, manage interference in patients with implanted cardiac devices

Women receive fewer life-saving heart procedures than men

Study hints a potential difference in molecular clockworks between the master and slave clock neurons

Artificial intelligence could help better predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

Breathing coordinates neuronal activity in the brain regions during sleep

AI could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

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