Changes in the Aging Heart May Lessen the Risk of Irregular Heartbeats

Changes in the aging heart may lessen the risk of irregular heartbeats

Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may reduce the risk of irregular heartbeats.

First Large-Scale Cardiac Digital Twin Advances Precision Potential

Researchers from King’s College London, Imperial College London, and the Alan Turing Institute have created over 3,800 anatomically accurate digital replicas of human hearts. In a proof-of-concept study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, the research team was able to produce personalized cardiac “digital twins” at an unprecedented scale using real patient data and clinical measurements.  Digital twin technology enables the simulation o…

Aging Heart Adaptations Could Reduce Risk of Irregular Heartbeats

In a groundbreaking study that challenges longstanding assumptions about the aging heart, researchers at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute have unveiled microscopic adaptations within cardiac tissue that may serve to protect against arrhythmias, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of age-related cardiovascular health. Traditional perspectives have often viewed all structural changes in the heart with age as deleterio…