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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel approach in the use of radiofrequency catheter ablation of septal hypertrophy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Indian Heart Journal, 2016
Objective: Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is a therapeutic alternative to surgical myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).
Abhijeet B. Shelke, Rajeev Menon, Anuj Kapadiya, Sachin Yalagudri, Daljeet Saggu, Sandeep Nair, C. Narasimhan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeting necroptosis as therapeutic potential in chronic myocardial infarction

Journal of Biomedical Science, 2021
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are considered the predominant cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Of these, myocardial infarction (MI) is the most common cause of CVD mortality.
Chanon Piamsiri, Chayodom Maneechote, Natthaphat Siri-Angkul, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn, Nipon Chattipakorn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in Cardiac Pacemaker Batteries [PDF]

, 2004
Batteries used in Implantable cardiac pacemakers-present unique challenges to their developers and manufacturers in terms of high levels of safety and reliability.
Ilankumaran, V, Mallela, Venkateswara Sarma, Rao, Srinivasa N   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Peptide‐Induced Ferroelectricity in Charge‐Transfer Supramolecular Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐inspired supramolecular charge‐transfer amphiphiles self‐assemble into nanoribbons in water, where peptide chirality‐induced symmetry breaking generates robust ferroelectricity across multiple systems. These water‐processable organic ferroelectrics also enhance neuronal outgrowth and electrophysiological maturity, offering a versatile strategy for ...
James V. Passarelli, Yang Yang, Cara S. Smith, Jing Hao, Dhwanit R. Dave, Ashwin Narayanan, Zaida Álvarez, Broderick K. Johnson, Kelly A. Marshall, Ivan Fithian, Hiroaki Sai, Ruomeng Qiu, Charlotte L. Stern, Liam C. Palmer, Evangelos Kiskinis, Samuel I. Stupp   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Outcomes in 8304 Patients Undergoing Lead Extraction for Infection

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Patients undergoing lead extraction for infected devices have worse outcomes compared with those with noninfected devices. We assessed predictors of in‐hospital mortality and procedure‐related major adverse events (MAEs) in a large cohort ...
Ryan G. Aleong, Matthew M. Zipse, Christine Tompkins, Muhammad Aftab, Paul Varosy, William Sauer, David Kao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Materials and System Design for Self‐Decision Bioelectronic Systems

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights how self‐decision bioelectronic systems integrate sensing, computation, and therapy into autonomous, closed‐loop platforms that continuously monitor and treat diseases, marking a major step toward intelligent, self‐regulating healthcare technologies.
Qiankun Zeng, Hong Liu, Yongheng Zhang, Youbin Zheng, Xuyin Ding, Mengni Zhu, Guoyue Shi, Yan Wang, Hossam Haick, Min Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Infections, Associated Risk Factors and Optimization in Reducing CIED Infections; An Experience of Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To determine the frequency of infections in cardiac implantable Electronic device patients, identify risk factors, and look for optimization in reducing Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device infections, with a resultant decrease in mortality ...
Ghulam Kubra, Ghazala Irfan, Syed Ghazi Abbas, Kanwal Fatima Aamir, Mir Waqas Baloch, Abdul Mueed   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of Life in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators [PDF]

, 2006
Background: The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a life saving device for individuals with life threatening ventricular arrhythmias. There is no doubt that it is a cost effective therapy in various congenital and acquired arrhythmogenic ...
Francis, Johnson, Johnson, Beena, Niehaus, Michael   +2 more
core   +1 more source