How do pacemakers and defibrillators work? A cardiologist explains how they interact with the electrical system of the heart
Heart rates that are too slow or too fast can sometimes be lethal. Medical implants can help the heart get its rhythm back.
Virginia Singla, Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh •
conversation
Dec. 11, 2023 • ~10 min
Dec. 11, 2023 • ~10 min
Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins
New studies provide additional context to debate about whether there are benefits to initiating statin use in people who don’t already have high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease.
Miles Martin
• harvard
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~5 min
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~5 min
Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases
A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including gout,
Cambridge University News •
cambridge
Nov. 1, 2023 • ~5 min
Nov. 1, 2023 • ~5 min
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