Engineered Tissue Pacemaker Substitute (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Engineered Tissue Pacemaker Substitute

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Engineered tissue provides an electrical connection between the atria (not shown) and the ventricles (at left). Cardiac cells appear in red and green, and the implanted cells in green alone.

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Courtesy Douglas Cowan, Ph.D., Children's Hospital Boston

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