Heart computational model can help doctors operate on and treat patients with arrhythmia

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common kinds of arrhythmia, causing the heart not to contract properly in order to ...
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Why can a computational model of the heart created at UPF help doctors operate on and treat patients with arrhythmia?

The model is based on a 3D reconstruction of the heart of each patient, resorting to a computerized tomography (scan) of the left atrium, and can help to medical professionals who perform this ...
The Cardiology Advisor

Multimodal Sleep Foundation Model Can Predict Risk for 130 Conditions

A multimodal sleep foundation model based on polysomnography data can predict the risk for multiple conditions.
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Innovations in cardiac device therapy in the era of advanced rhythm management: implantable defibrillators and conduction system pacing

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...
Open Heart

Severe aortic stenosis detection using seismocardiography

Background Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) are at high risk of mortality, regardless of symptom status. Despite ...