Light-powered pacemaker will mean less pain for heart patients

A new pacemaker that uses light instead of a battery could be implanted less invasively and cause patients less pain than current ones.

Emily Dieckman-Arizona • futurity
Oct. 28, 2022 ~6 min

Llama ‘nanobodies’ could target irregular heart rhythms

Tiny proteins called nanobodies derived from llama antibodies could lead to safer ways to treat pain, irregular heart rhythms, and seizures.

Rachel Butch-JHU • futurity
May 17, 2022 ~5 min


AI predicts if and when you might have a fatal heart attack

An algorithm that assesses scar patterns in heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 11, 2022 ~5 min

Radiation makes heart cells young again to treat arrhythmia

Radiation therapy can fix a life-threatening heart rhythm without invasive procedures by reverting heart muscle to a younger state, research suggests.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 30, 2021 ~7 min

Compound may prevent arrhythmia side effect

A compound called C28 could potentially keep medications from causing a dangerous and sometimes deadly arrhythmia as a side effect.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
May 20, 2021 ~6 min

How hydroxychloroquine causes heartbeat problems

New research shows just how the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine causes dangerous and potentially deadly heart arrhythmias in animal models.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
June 1, 2020 ~8 min

Computer model predicts drug arrhythmia risk

Researchers have created a computer model to test whether a drug will come with arrhythmia risk. Even drugs for arrhythmia have had this scary side effect.

Karen Finney-UC Davis • futurity
April 13, 2020 ~4 min

Patch repairs heart attack damage in pigs and rats

An "off-the-shelf" cardiac patch can deliver cell therapy directly to site of heart attack damage and doesn't use live cells, cutting the risk of rejection.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
April 9, 2020 ~3 min


How low oxygen levels in the heart can cause arrhythmias

New research shows how low oxygen levels in the heart can result in life-threatening arrhythmias, or disorganized heart rhythms.

Anne Warde-UC Irvine • futurity
Feb. 19, 2020 ~3 min

Math explains why arrhythmia drug doesn’t work for everyone

The drug mexiletine is the go-to drug for people with arrhythmia, but it doesn't work for everyone. A new mathematical model may improve outcomes.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 1, 2019 ~4 min

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