UCI researchers reveal how low oxygen levels in the heart predispose people to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.

[2greys]

Low oxygen levels in the heart have long been known to produce life-threatening arrhythmias, even sudden death. Until now, it was not clear how.

New findings, in a study led by Steve A. N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, vice chancellor for Health Affairs at the University of California, Irvine, and distinguished professor in the UCI School of Medicine Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology & Biophysics, reveal the underlying mechanism for this dangerous heart disorder.

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[Cateran]

This is a very enlightening report 2greys, and brings out the dangers to the normal heart functioning from arrhythmia The Goldstein group work and Leigh Plant's research are telling factors with broken sleep and heart strain. It is worrying.

[HungryHufflepuff]

Very informative thank you.