Saturday, 28 March 2015

Fetal Pacemaker to Treat Complete Heart Block

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and University of Southern California have reported on a tiny new pacemaker that can be implanted into a fetus when it is in the womb. The chances of side effects due to externally placed devices paves way for the newly developed in utero device. Pacemakers can be implanted after birth when a fetus has a complete heart block. Sometimes this can be too late and involves further waiting for the child to reach a safe ...

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