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Ultrasound-Based Pacemaker Noninvasively Steadies the Heart
The prototype uses sonogenetic gene therapy and tiny transducers to correct arrhythmias in rats and keep engineered human heart cells beating in sync.
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New ultrasound pacemaker design promises minimal recovery time for cardiac patients
MIT engineers have developed a noninvasive pacemaker that stimulates the heart using ultrasound. The design could one day provide a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants.
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Around three million people in the US today carry an implanted pacemaker, which is estimated to be one million new implants per year worldwide. The devices save lives, but require surgical surgery, general anesthesia and direct contact with the beating heart muscle. Infections, electrode damage and the necessary replacement of the battery after seven to ten years are known risks. Engineers: within the MIT have now found a way to dispense with al…
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