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Math model to monitor heartbeat health
Sunday February 19, 2012 08:11:16 PM,
IANS
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London: Scientists
have developed a math model to peer into the heart's cellular
mechanism governing its beats to ensure that the organ stays
healthy.
The heart relies on 'high performance' atrial cells, found deep
within its smaller chambers or atria, when it needs to work
harder.
And atrial cells depend on specific calcium concentrations for
optimal functioning, which the math model will now measure, the
journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports.
This breakthrough takes scientists into a world of cellular
activity currently beyond the scope of any imaging technology,
according to a Nottingham University statement.
Rüdiger Thul, lecturer in applied math at the Nottingham, who
conducted the study, said: "This has the potential to point to new
treatments for heart disease and irregular heartbeat such as
atrial fibrillation, which can lead to thrombosis and stroke."
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