High-Resolution 3D Data Shows What Makes the Heart Beat

Atrial fibrillation, an irregular and often rapid heartbeat, affects 1.4 million people in the UK. While it's possible to wear your 3D printed heartbeat on your finger, and even use 3D printing to create a patch of beating heart cells, it's hard to get a really good look at the cardiac conduction system, which are the special cells that make our hearts beat. But a team of scientists from multiple universities in Europe are working on a new study, and developed a way to produce 3D data that shows this heartbeat system in extremely specific detail. The results of their work could help surgeons fix hearts without damaging tissue. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/183427/3d-data-cardiac-conduction/

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