Arrhythmia_optogenetics (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Arrhythmia_optogenetics

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A cardiac ventricular arrhythmia can be converted to a normal sinus rhythm (white line) by using a sequence of light pulses (blue line) in an optogenetic mouse heart. Applying such pulsed light, rotating waves (multicolor in background) driving the arrhythmia are effectively terminated.

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© MPI-DS, Biomedical Physics Group

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