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Heart Cells Transformed into "Biological Pacemaker"

Injecting the TBX18 gene into heart muscle could transform normal heart cells into special ones that can initiate a heartbeat

Electronic pacemakers can be lifesaving for people with abnormal or slow heart rhythms, but not everyone who needs a pacemaker is able to have an electronic device implanted in their heart.

Now, in experiments in pigs, researchers have come up with a new method for making a "biological pacemaker" that might one day serve as an alternative to electronic ones, the researchers said.

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Gene Therapy Creates a New Heart Pacemaker

Gene Therapy Creates a New Heart Pacemaker

When a patient’s heart beats too rapidly, too slowly or erratically, and if the usual heart medicines fail to properly regulate the heart rhythm, then the patient’s cardiologist may prescribe the implantation of an electronic pacemaker to regulate the heart rhythm. Even though implanted pacemakers are widely used, their installation requires an invasive surgery, they carry some risk of infection,…

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