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Physiological Resilience: A New Pillar of Endurance Exercise Performance (Part I of II)

Physiologically Speaking

Endurance performance is determined by three primary variables which were proposed by Dr. Michael Joyner over 3 decades ago in a paper titled “Modeling optimal marathon performance on the basis of physiological factors.” Even then, this record was achieved under ideal conditions and using the latest performance technology.

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Cryo-EM technology reveals how vitamin K works in the body, paving way for new anticoagulants

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Using a powerful microscopy technique, a team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has gained insights into how the body uses vitamin K, an essential nutrient that plays a pivotal role in blood clotting and other physiological functions.

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How Wearable Tech Can Help Monitor Your Heart Health

MIBHS

In the age of technology, wearable devices have revolutionized how we approach health and wellness. This blog explores the ways wearable technology can help track heart health, the advantages it offers, and how it contributes to better outcomes for those requiring surgical intervention.

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HeartFlow Introduces Next Generation Interactive Plaque Analysis Platform to Assess Patient Risk in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

DAIC

The technology was introduced at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C. Having access to a patient’s whole coronary picture, with both quantified plaque and physiology, is a game changer as a clinician. medical director of CV imaging, nuclear and CT, Charleston, WV.

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X-trodes Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Wearable "Skin" Solution that Brings Medical-Grade Electrophysiological Monitoring to the Home

DAIC

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted 510(k) clearance for X-trodes' Smart Skin solution (marketed as X-trodes System M), a new wireless wearable technology for advanced electrophysiological monitoring. X-trodes' technology is backed by more than 15 years of research at Prof.

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Added value of 3D echocardiography in the diagnosis and prognostication of patients with right ventricular dysfunction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of what three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) can offer currently to enhance RV evaluation and what the future may hold if we continue to improve the 3D evaluation of the right heart.

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AI-enabled diagnosis from an electrocardiogram image: the next frontier of innovation in a century-old technology

Heart BMJ

A hundred years ago, in 1924, Willem Einthoven won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his invention of electrocardiography.