{"id":1947,"date":"2020-09-28T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T08:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cosmos.ircam.fr\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2021-04-22T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T12:54:45","slug":"world-heart-day-whd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmos.isd.kcl.ac.uk\/?p=1947","title":{"rendered":"World Heart Day 2020: #UseHeart to learn about arrhythmias through music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

29 September 2020 is World Heart Day<\/a><\/strong>. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death on the planet. 17.9M people die each year from heart disease; 1 in 10 aged 30-70 die from heart disease; 31% of all deaths are due to cardiovascular disease. In the time of COVID-19, heart patients are at greater risk of developing severe responses to the virus. They may also be afraid to seek ongoing care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the ERC project COSMOS<\/a>, we are finding connections between heart rhythms and music. We have been studying cardiac response to music, and are starting a proof of concept project HEART.FM<\/a>, which aims to relieve hypertension and promote cardiovascular health through music. Read more about this on Der Spiegel<\/a>, CNRS INS2I<\/a> news, and IRCAM Research<\/a> news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To raise awareness of heart rhythm disorders<\/strong>, we share a remake of the Little Etudes for piano based on cardiac electrical anomalies. The remake incorporates descriptions of each heart rhythm disorder by project collaborator Professor Pier Lambiase, cardiologist at the Barts Heart Centre \/ University College London, and co-Director of Cardiovascular Research at Barts NHS Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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