University of Rochester Medical Center launches new cnter for cardiac safety and innovation (USA)

The University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, has announced the creation of a new center that will assist researchers studying the electrical activity of the heart with the goal of improving drug safety, understanding cardiac arrhythmias, and developing new electrocardiograph technologies. The Center for Quantitative Electrocardiology and Cardiac Safety - funded by a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health - brings together an international network of academic researchers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and government regulators