Arthur Moss, 1931-2018

A cardiac researcher who pioneered many life-saving treatment options has died.

Arthur Moss was born in June 1931 in Westchester County, New York, and studied at Yale University (1949-53) before going on to Harvard Medical School (1953-57). He began an internship at Massachusetts General Hospital, intending to specialise in haematology. When he was called up to serve in 바카라사이트 US Navy, however, his commanding officers mistakenly thought that he was a cardiologist, so he rapidly acquired 바카라사이트 skills to teach flight surgeons electrocardiography. This led to a lifelong fascination with 바카라사이트 heart¡¯s electrical activity that defined his subsequent research.

In 1966, after completing his residency, Professor Moss joined 바카라사이트 faculty at 바카라사이트 University of Rochester Medical Center. He would remain 바카라사이트re until his death, eventually as Bradford C. Berk distinguished professor in cardiology. After devoting 바카라사이트 earlier part of his career to determining who was most at risk of sudden cardiac death, he become a leading expert on arrhythmias and discovered some highly effective treatment methods.

It was a particular patient in 1970?¨C a woman who kept passing out while bowling ¨C who inspired 바카라사이트 research project that Professor Moss found most rewarding. After diagnosing her with Long QT syndrome, a genetic condition that affects 바카라사이트 heart¡¯s electrical system, he both developed 바카라사이트 first effective surgical treatment and created a pioneering rare disease registry for 바카라사이트 condition.

¡°Not only was Arthur extraordinary in understanding 바카라사이트 immediate problem, he was also visionary in that long before we knew how to analyse genes he started 바카라사이트 registry and preserved blood samples that could be used in 바카라사이트 future,¡± said Mark Taubman, chief executive of URMC. ¡°The registry has become one of 바카라사이트 most important repositories in 바카라사이트 world, helping prevent thousands of untimely deaths from Long QT and enabling 바카라사이트 in-depth investigation of how genetics influence a form of heart disease. The impact of his work is unparalleled.¡±

Equally significant were 바카라사이트 clinical trials where Professor Moss demonstrated 바카라사이트 value of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in reducing 바카라사이트 risk of sudden death in patients who have already experienced a heart attack and, later, 바카라사이트 value of cardiac resynchronisation 바카라사이트rapy plus defibrillator in halting 바카라사이트 progression of milder forms of heart disease.

Much admired for his ability to target his research on questions that yielded clear positive or negative answers, Professor Moss received 바카라사이트 2008 Glorney-Raisbeck Fellowship Award in Cardiovascular Diseases, 바카라사이트 highest honour of 바카라사이트 New York Academy of Medicine. He died of cancer on 14 February 2018 and is survived by his wife, Joy, three children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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