Heart Cell In A Living Animal Reprogrammed To Cure Disease For First Time

Cardiologists have developed a minimally invasive gene transplant procedure that changes unspecialized heart cells into 'biological pacemaker' cells that keep the heart beating.  The laboratory animal research is the result of a dozen years of research with the goal of developing biological treatments for patients with heart rhythm disorders who currently are treated with surgically implanted pacemakers. In the United States, an estimated 300,000 patients receive pacemakers every year.  If future research is successful, the procedure could be ready for human clinical studies in about three years.   read more

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