Heart Block - Electrically conducting tissue for the heart

[Robert]

Not exactly a new discovery (dated 2006) but as far as heart block is concerned the future looks promising

http://www.biologynews.net/archives...trically_conducting_tissue_for_the_heart.html

 

[briansmom]

Very cool! My son has complete heart block and it is a bit disconcerting to know that if the pacemaker fails his heart stops. It would be very nice to have a plan B.