Light can restore a heart's rhythm

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Efimov, Igor R.
• 署名单位: Northwestern University; Northwestern University
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-3750
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-00303-5
• 发表日期: 2024-02-29
• 页码: 961-962
• 关键词: electrode; wireless

摘要

Implantable electric pacemakers save millions of lives worldwide, but they aren't perfect. A proof-of-concept study shows that using light to regulate a heartbeat might be a better option than existing strategies. Silicon device for stimulating a heart with light.