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Identifying people at risk of arrhythmias after cardiac resynchronisation therapyKing's College London | Dr Steven Niederer
Dr Steven Niederer and his team at King’s College London are working out why some people develop heart rhythm problems, or arrhythmias, after they receive cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). CRT is used to treat heart failure, but it a...
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How do faults in the calmodulin gene cause dangerous arrhythmias?University of Liverpool | Dr Nordine Helassa
Many heart conditions run in families because they are caused by a fault or variation in our genetic code that is inherited through the generations. Some genetic faults increase the risk of developing irregular heartbeats – known as arrhyth...
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Developing a high-tech microscope to study arrhythmiasImperial College London | Dr Chris Dunsby
The regular pumping of our heart requires the cardiac muscle cells to contract in a specific co-ordinated pattern. Contraction is stimulated by a rapid but carefully regulated increase of calcium ions in each cell. However, sometimes waves ...
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Studying flecainide to develop safer drugs for arrhythmiaUniversity of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele
In a recent breakthrough, scientists have discovered that the drug, flecainide, is an effective treatment for a type of inherited heart rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia) linked to sudden cardiac death, called catecholaminergic polymorphic tac...
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Developing a new, safer method to target ablation for arrhythmiasKing's College London | Dr Martin Bishop
Dr Martin Bishop and his team at King’s College London are developing a new, safer method to help doctors identify areas of heart tissue that cause abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, so they can receive more accurate ablation therapy. ...
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Developing a new algorithm to detect arrhythmias and prevent sudden cardiac deathImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are small devices placed within the body that prevent sudden cardiac death by treating life-threatening ‘ventricular’ arrhythmias. If an ICD detects a...
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Dantrolene and VKII-86 as possible treatments for CPVT and other arrhythmiasUniversity of Manchester | Dr Luigi Venetucci
Calcium is vital for the function of our heart and it is fundamental to the control of our heartbeat. A protein called the ryanodine receptor is crucial in the process; it allows calcium to move to areas in the heart cell where it can be us...
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New MRI scans to help guide tests for arrhythmiaImperial College London | Dr Jennifer Keegan
Doctors usually investigate and treat alterations in the heart’s rhythm – known as arrhythmias –using electrophysiology (EP). This involves passing flexible electrodes through a blood vessel and carefully placing them at specific positions ...
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Developing better tests and treatments for arrhythmias in the upper heartUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic
Arrhythmias (fast, slow or irregular heartbeats) most commonly occur in the upper chambers of the heart. Drugs used to treat arrhythmias target sodium-transporting molecules that are present in both upper and lower chambers of the heart. Ho...
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Improving procedures to treat abnormal heart rhythms
Find out how our research has led to improvements in cardiac ablation - a procedure used to treat arrhythmia.