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Results for: Arrhythmia
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'Pocket Science' podcast: What makes a heart stop? , articleA single heartbeat requires a perfectly orchestrated symphony of events. Cardiovascular scientist Steve Poelzing explains how the heart beats, what's happening when it doesn't, and how his research is identifying factors that could help predict a deadly event.
Date: Feb 19, 2025 -
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Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate student earns NIH support to explore promising heart finding , articleZach Williams has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award program to pursue study of a synthetic molecule's potential as a therapeutic for heart arrythmias and sudden cardiac death.
Date: Oct 10, 2022 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists provide new evidence of elusive electrical pathway in the heart , articleAssociate Professor Steven Poelzing and Research Assistant Professor Gregory Hoeker, of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, recently published a study that helps explain why our classical understanding of heart beats and the mathematical models don’t add up.
Date: Nov 12, 2020 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute doctoral candidate awarded NIH Fellowship to study role of virus in sudden cardiac death , articleA dose of adenovirus hits most people like a common cold – a cough, a fever, maybe a sore throat. But for an unfortunate few, the usually benign bug hacks the heart’s cellular electrical communication system and sometimes proves fatal.
Date: May 08, 2020 -
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Lost in translation: The medium is the message for a healthy heartbeat , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have revealed how a genetic message to produce healthy heart tissue is altered in the body during stress and aging to contribute to sudden cardiac death.
Date: May 28, 2019 -
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International scientists to plug into cellular signals at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute conference , articleTo explore potential sources of cellular electrical communication, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC is hosting the world’s first Ephaptic Coupling Conference in Roanoke, Virginia, from May 5 to 7.
Date: Apr 29, 2019 -
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The heart: digital or analog? VTCRI researchers shed dramatic new light on disorders of heart bioelectricity , articleScientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart — a discovery that potentially can lead to new insight into medical problems, such as heart arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.
Date: Aug 27, 2018 -
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Heart association to support VTCRI biological sciences grad student's research into sudden cardiac death , articlePatrick Calhoun is investigating how a viral infection that causes a mild cough in the lungs may have a much more severe effect in heart tissue.
Date: Aug 03, 2018 -
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Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute sets a new pace in heart research , articleThe Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, well known for its innovative, world-class brain research, is launching a major new initiative in cardiovascular research.
Date: May 20, 2014