Noteboom The Law Firm

New Strategy to Stimulate Heart Cells

According to the American Heart Association, a new method to stimulate heart cells could make way for light-controlled pacemakers. When you've been diagnosed with a serious heart condition that will require time off from work, due to undergoing treatment and recovery, you may be eligible for long-term disability benefits.

While electronic cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are commonly used, there are risks involved. Some patients have been injured as a result of unnecessary shocks and metal leads breaking.

What researchers hope to eventually produce is a light-controlled pacemaker that eliminates the need for electrical stimulation. This new field of research is called optogenetics. It works by introducing light-sensitive proteins into excitable cells, which can generate electrical signals such as muscle and nerve cells.

In this particular study, published in Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology, they were able to control the electrical activity of heart muscle cells using light.

If you believe you are eligible to collect long-term disability benefits and need help filing your initial application or appealing an already submitted claim that has been denied, then a Palm Beach County long-term disability lawyer can sit down with you to discuss your case and inform you of what steps to take next.

Long-term disability benefits may be available to those who have purchased a disability plan from a private insurer or have coverage through an employer. Unfortunately, the insurers don't make it easy for the disabled to get access to the benefits they deserve.

When a severe medical condition makes it impossible for you to work and you've been denied your long-term disability benefits, an attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg, P.A. can help you cut through the red tape and fight for your benefits, no matter where you live in the U.S! Contact a South Florida disability lawyer today - 1-888-234-5758.