News tagged with irregular pulse

Visually-guided laser may be viable treatment for abnormal heartbeat

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new treatment known as a visually-guided laser-balloon catheter successfully interrupted abnormal electrical pulses in patients and pigs with intermittent, irregular heartbeats, in a study reported in Circulation: Ar ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Test of implantable cardioverter defibrillator linked to cognitive problems

A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, according to research reported ...

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created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Big men more susceptible to atrial fibrillation

Older men who were big during their 20s face an increased risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, or abnormal heart rhythm. New research from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals that height ...

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created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Clever math could enable a high-quality 3-D camera for cellphones

When Microsoft’s Kinect -- a device that lets Xbox users control games with physical gestures -- hit the market, computer scientists immediately began hacking it. A black plastic bar about 11 inches wide ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Beacons in space

Pulsars are among the most exotic objects in the universe. They resemble gigantic atomic nuclei and rotate around their own axis at an incredible speed. These cosmic beacons mark the end of massive suns. Theoretically ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

Crowdsourcing democracy through social media

Today the citizens of Liberia will participate in just their second presidential election since the country emerged from a brutal civil war in 2003, and in such an environment the specter of violence or other ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New hybrid imaging device shows promise in spotting hard-to-detect ovarian cancer

By combining three previously unrelated imaging tools into one new device, a team of researchers from the University of Connecticut and the University of Southern California has proposed a new way to diagnose ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unique volcanic complex discovered on Moon's far side

(PhysOrg.com) -- Analysis of new images of a curious “hot spot” on the far side of the Moon reveal it to be a small volcanic province created by the upwelling of silicic magma. The unusual location ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Predatory fish have large guts to help them through famine

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by scientists in the US has solved the mystery of why predatory fish have a far greater digestive capacity than they actually need. The study suggests the reason is that the extra-large ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Catheter ablation benefits younger adults with irregular heartbeat

Patients under age 45 had fewer major complications than older patients and comparable improvement after a medical procedure to treat irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, in a study reported in Circulation: Arrhythmia and El ...

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created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery of Saturn's auroral heartbeat

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists led by Dr Jonathan Nichols of the University of Leicester has discovered that Saturn’s aurora, an ethereal ultraviolet glow which illuminates Saturn’s upper ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New 'fix' for cosmic clocks could help uncover ripples in space-time

An international team of scientists including University of British Columbia astronomer Ingrid Stairs has discovered a promising way to fine-tune pulsars into the best precision time-pieces in the Universe.

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Molecular imaging can improve effectiveness of novel therapy for advanced heart disease

Molecular imaging may improve the success rate of a new therapy for patients with advanced heart disease, according to a study unveiled at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting. Researchers used a hybrid form of molecular imaging to ...

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created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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