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Atrial and ventricular fibrillations are dangerous heart arrhythmias that claim millions of lives each year. The current treatment for them is a high-energy defibrillation shock that can be intensely painful and lead to further heart damage. New work applying principles from nonlinear dynamics looks to find ways to reset the heart with fewer side effects. …
A new, personalised heart modelling approach can predict abnormal heart rhythms and risk of sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and may help determine who might benefit from a defibrillator. Modelling the heart in 3D using combined imaging techniques can help predict heart rhythm abnormalities, or arrhythmias, in patients with a genetic heart disease, …