September 26, 2024 by Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, working with colleagues at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have developed a world-first, individualized risk prediction tool for people suffering from a type of heart arrhythmia that can cause sudden cardiac arrest. This is the first time a...
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AI can improve predictions of sudden cardiac death in patients with common heart condition
by Jacqueline Mitchell, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Credit: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.05.003 Medical images contain a wealth of information beyond what is visible to the human eye. Now, scientists are using radiomics, a relatively new form of AI that uses a quantitative approach to medical imaging, to extract much more of the data captured in...
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Getting closer to understanding sudden cardiac death
by University of Basel Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The heart disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy can lead to sudden death, particularly affecting young athletes. Researchers at the University of Basel have now genetically modified mice, which develop a similar disease to that found in humans. This allowed the team to identify previously unknown mechanisms and potential therapeutic...
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Analysis hints at sudden cardiac death reduction with finerenone
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Finerenone does not reduce the risk of all-cause death in patients with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease but does lower the likelihood of sudden cardiac death, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session on 29 August at ESC Congress 2022. It is estimated...
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Abnormal heart metabolism may predict future sudden cardiac death
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adults with abnormal heart metabolism are up to three times more likely to experience life-threatening arrhythmias (an irregular heart rhythm), and MRI techniques could be used to detect the condition and predict future sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a small, but rigorous study...
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Drug may prevent sudden cardiac death without side effects
by King’s College London Antiarrhythmic and ECG effects of OCT2013 versus lidocaine in rat Langendorff hearts. (a,e) Incidence of ventricular fibrillation (VF), (b,f) heart rate, (c,g) PR and (d,h) QT90 intervals during 30 min of regional ischaemia in hearts perfused with Krebs, OCT2013 or lidocaine. (a–d) Perfusion with test solution started 10 min before coronary ligation (onset of...
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HIV linked with increased risk of sudden cardiac death
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who do not have HIV, especially if the virus is not well-controlled or if they have other heart disease risk factors, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart...