Cardiac arrhythmias are one of the main causes of death in industrialised countries. These are often treated with defibrillators, which deliver painful electric shocks. However, physicist and MBExC member Stefan Luther has found a gentler way to stop these arrhythmias. He is now working with industry partners to bring the technology to market.
You can find the press release (in German) here.
There is a glimmer of hope for heart patients. A team in Göttingen conducted experiments on a rabbit heart suspended in a nutrient solution. This research sheds light on what happens in the heart muscle during cardiac arrhythmias. Based on these findings, the researchers are developing gentler treatments. © Efimov, Nikolski & Salama, Circ. Res. (2004) / Christoph, Schröder-Schetelig, S.L. (2017)
