American researchers report early success using radiation to treat patients experiencing irregular heartbeats. The team is now preparing to carry out a large study on the highly experimental treatment.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have reported dramatic success with a highly experimental treatment to treat dangerous irregular heartbeats.
ST. LOUIS (AP) Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for cancer, a bid to better treat people with life-threatening irregular heartbeats who’ve exhausted other options. While it’s highly experimental, surprising early research suggests it may reprogram misfiring heart cells to control heartbeats more like younger, healthier cells do. “It may actually […]