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Tiny gene could hold key to treating malignant cardiac arrhythmia

by Amsterdam University Medical Centers Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cardiac arrhythmias affect millions across the world and are responsible for a fifth of all deaths in the Netherlands. Currently there are multiple treatment options, ranging from life-long medication to invasive surgical procedures. Research from Amsterdam UMC and Johns Hopkins University, published today in the European Heart Journal,...

New research shows e-cigarettes cause cardiac arrhythmias
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New research shows e-cigarettes cause cardiac arrhythmias

by University of Louisville Alex Carll, assistant professor in the UofL Department of Physiology, front, with Matthew Nystoriak, associate professor of medicine. Credit: University of Louisville A new study from University of Louisville researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models—both...