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Understanding the risks of cell therapy for heart repair

Understanding the risks of cell therapy for heart repair

byUniversity of SurreySchematic of culture conditions. hiPSC-CMs were cultured with myofibroblasts (MyoFB) in three conditions: with MyoFB conditioned medium, with MyoFBs separated by a semiperm

Understanding the risks of cell therapy for heart repair

byUniversity of SurreySchematic of culture conditions. hiPSC-CMs were cultured with myofibroblasts (MyoFB) in three conditions: with MyoFB conditioned medium, with MyoFBs separated by a semiperm
Measuring long-term heart stress dynamics with smartwatch data

Measuring long-term heart stress dynamics with smartwatch data

byDuke UniversityA new algorithm can accurately recreate the forces at work within a specific heart's geometry based on smartwatch data alone. The technology could go a long way toward predi

Measuring long-term heart stress dynamics with smartwatch data

byDuke UniversityA new algorithm can accurately recreate the forces at work within a specific heart's geometry based on smartwatch data alone. The technology could go a long way toward predi
Do genes that code athletic heart enlargement carry a risk of future heart problems?

Do genes that code athletic heart enlargement carry a risk of future heart problems?

by Victor Chang Cardiac Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new landmark study involving 281 elite athletes from Australia and Belgium has revealed one in six have measurements that w

Do genes that code athletic heart enlargement carry a risk of future heart problems?

by Victor Chang Cardiac Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new landmark study involving 281 elite athletes from Australia and Belgium has revealed one in six have measurements that w
Study shows postoperative atrial fibrillation tied to worse outcomes after valve surgery

Study shows postoperative atrial fibrillation tied to worse outcomes after valve surgery

by Lori SolomonPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with an increased rate of neurologic events and worse long-term survival, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the&nb

Study shows postoperative atrial fibrillation tied to worse outcomes after valve surgery

by Lori SolomonPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with an increased rate of neurologic events and worse long-term survival, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the&nb
Engineers design a robotic replica of the heart's right chamber

Engineers design a robotic replica of the heart's right chamber

by Jennifer Chu,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAn overview of the RRV and its architecture. a, Overview of the bioinspired and biomimetic approach used to create a biohybrid beating right

Engineers design a robotic replica of the heart's right chamber

by Jennifer Chu,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAn overview of the RRV and its architecture. a, Overview of the bioinspired and biomimetic approach used to create a biohybrid beating right
A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer

A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer

by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringClinical workflow for the demonstrated device applications.(A) The device moves toward the right atrium through the superior vena cava via

A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer

by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringClinical workflow for the demonstrated device applications.(A) The device moves toward the right atrium through the superior vena cava via
Cardiologist explains how pacemakers and defibrillators interact with the electrical system of the heart

Cardiologist explains how pacemakers and defibrillators interact with the electrical system of the heart

by Virginia Singla,The ConversationBreakdowns in the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes can cause heart rate problems. Credit:Rob Kreuger, medical illustrator/Wikimedia Commons,CC

Cardiologist explains how pacemakers and defibrillators interact with the electrical system of the heart

by Virginia Singla,The ConversationBreakdowns in the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes can cause heart rate problems. Credit:Rob Kreuger, medical illustrator/Wikimedia Commons,CC
Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

by Emily Velasco,California Institute of Technologya, Schematic of the imaging system. Light from a laser is delivered to the blood vessel region via a fibre bundle. Photoacoustic waves are gene

Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

by Emily Velasco,California Institute of Technologya, Schematic of the imaging system. Light from a laser is delivered to the blood vessel region via a fibre bundle. Photoacoustic waves are gene
First multi-chamber heart organoids unravel human heart development and disease

First multi-chamber heart organoids unravel human heart development and disease

by IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of SciencesCross-section of a multi-chamber cardioid, with the atrial organoid in cyan, the left ventricular organoid in white and

First multi-chamber heart organoids unravel human heart development and disease

by IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of SciencesCross-section of a multi-chamber cardioid, with the atrial organoid in cyan, the left ventricular organoid in white and
AI phone app detects worsening heart failure based on changes in patients' voices

AI phone app detects worsening heart failure based on changes in patients' voices

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA smartphone app using artificial intelligence technology to detect changes in the voice of a person with heart failure predicted mor

AI phone app detects worsening heart failure based on changes in patients' voices

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA smartphone app using artificial intelligence technology to detect changes in the voice of a person with heart failure predicted mor
New study suggests ECG-AI can detect cardiovascular disease risks sooner

New study suggests ECG-AI can detect cardiovascular disease risks sooner

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicCohort definition schematics for the three ECG-AI models developed herein, which are further detailed in the Methods section. A) Coronary artery calcium scoring from c

New study suggests ECG-AI can detect cardiovascular disease risks sooner

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicCohort definition schematics for the three ECG-AI models developed herein, which are further detailed in the Methods section. A) Coronary artery calcium scoring from c
Can EKGs read by AI save lives? It's possible, researchers say

Can EKGs read by AI save lives? It's possible, researchers say

by Michael Merschel,American Heart AssociationCredit: Niklas Jeromin from PexelsArtificial intelligence may do a better job than humans at spotting high-risk patients using results from a heart

Can EKGs read by AI save lives? It's possible, researchers say

by Michael Merschel,American Heart AssociationCredit: Niklas Jeromin from PexelsArtificial intelligence may do a better job than humans at spotting high-risk patients using results from a heart