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Industry News: ‘Backup’ pacemaker discovery in goats could have important implications for human hearts The heart has a ‘natural backup pacemaker’ that can kick into action if the primary way the organ generates electrical signals fails 08 Mar 2021 Researchers at The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have discovered a backup natural pacemaker, which is able to generate a pulse and control the heart rate. The British Heart Foundation funded study ‘...

Date Time Scientists make 3D heart scan breakthrough for animals and humans The University of Manchester scientists have created the most detailed ever 3D scan of a rare form of congenital heart disease. The ‘walk through’ 3D video for the first time allows a precise anatomical classification of the disease and has important implications on future treatment for many of the heart defects humans- and animals – are born with. The study, now published in the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, ...