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Future Predictions: The Future of Cardiology – Meet a Super Cardiologist Specializing in Interventional Electrophysiology

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February 21, 2012

“It can now be attested that electrophysiologists
exact the only true cure in cardiology.”

ABC of interventional cardiology
Percutaneous interventional electrophysiology
Author: Gerry C Kaye, MD

“The electrophysiological approach to treating arrhythmias has been revolutionized by radio-frequency ablation. Better computerized mapping, improved catheters, and more efficient energy delivery has enabled many arrhythmias to be treated and cured. The ability to ablate some forms of atrial fibrillation and improvement in ablation of ventricular tachycardia is heralding a new age of electrophysiology. Ten years ago it could have been said that electrophysiologists were a relatively benign breed of cardiologists who did little harm but little good either. That has emphatically changed, and it can now be attested that electrophysiologists exact the only true cure in cardiology.”

[Via: Access this educational article at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov BMJ. 2003 August 2; 27(7409): 280–283.doi: 10.1136 bmj.327.7409.280 PMCID: PMC1126663 Copyright © 2003, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. ]

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“The World in 2030″

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February 12, 2012

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THE NEXT 20 YEARS!

2030 A TIME OF DISCOVERY AND AMAZING INVENTION!

“The World in 2030: How Science will Affect Computers, Medicine, Jobs, Our Lifestyles and the Wealth of our Nations”
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and the Henry Semat Professor at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and earned his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley.

Dr. Kaku is one of the founders of string field theory, a field of research within string theory. String theory seeks to provide a unified description for all matter and the fundamental forces of the universe.

His book The Physics of the Impossible addresses how science fiction technology may become possible in the future. His other books include Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension , selected as one of the best science books of 1994 by both the New York Times and The Washington Post, and Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos , a finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize.”Source>>>>

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Future Predictions: SRI CEO Curt Carlson States: “Ideas and creativity, unlike natural resources, are an unlimited resource”

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February 8, 2012

“Ideas and creativity, unlike natural resources, are an unlimited resource,” he said. “It is a world of abundance only for those who can see the opportunities ahead and have the skills to take advantage of them. Without these skills, it can seem like a world of scarcity. Innovation is the only way we are going to solve the world’s major issues — growth, prosperity, environmental sustainability and security.” [Source: Commencement Address]

In his keynote speech for the Churchill Club’s “Igniting Innovation and Mastering Change” conference, SRI CEO Curt Carlson explains why he still believes in abundance and in the U.S. as a global leader in innovation. Carlson has confidence in the power of innovation despite a worsening of the debt-to-GDP ratio and dire financial conditions in California.

SRI CEO Curtis Carlson’s Keynote at Churchill Club Event, Sept. 16, 2011

Dr. Curtis R. Carlson
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Curtis Carlson_ The Five Disciplines of Innovation

Dr. Curtis R. Carlson became president and CEO of SRI International in December 1998. Previously, he spent more than 20 years with Sarnoff Corporation, an SRI subsidiary that was fully integrated into SRI in 2011.

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Yoga The Future of Cardiology Treatment Prescribes Yoga as it Has Been Shown to Reduce the Number of Potential AF Cardiac Episodes by up to 40%

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February 4, 2012

Yoga may have positive effect on anxiety, depression, and arrhythmia [Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat]. Source: Cardiology Today

“Emotional stress is very well correlated with AF. A lot of patients with AF complain of significant anxiety and depression, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, director of the Center for Excellence in AF and EP Researcher at the University of Kansas, told Cardiology Today. “However, it is unclear whether anxiety and depression bring on the AF or if AF brings on the anxiety and depression.”

During a session here, Lakkireddy presented unpublished data from a study that measured quality of life, anxiety and depression in patients with AF. The study included 49 patients who participated in two 60-minute yoga sessions a week for 3 months. Researchers measured quality of life, anxiety and depression scores at baseline and again at the end of 3 months. Additionally, yoga reduced symptomatic AF episodes from 3.8 at baseline to 2.9 at 3 months. The number of asymptomatic AF episodes was also reduced after yoga practice, Lakkireddy said. Yoga was also associated with improved quality of life, anxiety and depression scores at the end of the study period. Correlation analysis showed that change in anxiety and depression correlated with the change in the number of AF episodes.

“There was a 35% to 40% reduction in the number of AF episodes in this study,” Lakkireddy said in an interview. “Yoga doesn’t completely cure AF, but in gross terms, the number of AF episodes was significantly lowered to reach statistical significance.”

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Future Predictions: “Abundance — The Future Is Better Than You Think” A Powerful New Book the Antidote to Today’s Malaise and Pessimism

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January 30, 2012

Technophilanthropist:

Today there are more than 1,400 billionaires and 93,000 “ultra-high-net-worth” individuals. Many of these are young, entrepreneurs who have made their money in technology and are interested in using that wealth to slay some of the world’s grand challenges. We call these individuals Technophilanthropists.

ORDER ABUNDANCE – THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK

Part 1: Perspective

Chapter 1: Our Grandest Challenge
Our Grandest Challenge – We open with the history of aluminum and the idea of technology as a resource-liberating mechanism, freeing us from the threat of scarcity. Visit Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s energy city of the future. Learn about the Limits to Growth, a pessimistic vision of the future which set expectations for many generations, and drove efforts to control population growth. The Chapter closes outlining the possibility of Abundance and outlining the four forces conspiring to transform our planet.