Putting radiation to the test to heal irregular heartbeat
https://apnews.com/article/ventricular-tachycardia-heart-radiation-ablation-3b7db2a921bd416c62a7472eca905b69
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.
Putting radiation to the test to heal irregular heartbeat
Apr 27, 2023, 2:17pm UTC
https://apnews.com/article/ventricular-tachycardia-heart-radiation-ablation-3b7db2a921bd416c62a7472eca905b69
> 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.