blike Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 NewScientist has an article about biological alternatives to pacemakers. "Genetically-engineered heart cells may be able to replace the electronic pacemakers that hundreds of thousands of cardiac patients have transplanted each year, suggests a new study in guinea-pigs." Full article available here. Journal reference: Nature (vol 419, p132) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Thanks blike, My ticker is bad and I have a "Reveal II" loop recorder in my chest. It records bad spells of arythmia. I'd rather not get a pacemaker in the future but it looks like I may not be able to wait. Technology just ain't fast enough for some of us old farts. My Dad road a bus to a dentist in the '40s and had his tonsils removed. Then he took the bus back home. We have come a long ways. Just aman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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