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Wireless Multi-site Modulation of the Diseased Heart

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Approximately half a million people each year receive a permanent pacemaker implant to combat cardiovascular diseases. While traditional pacemakers use leads running from a subcutaneously implanted device to the heart, current pacemaker technology offers a lead-less solution. The current form-factor of these lead-less pacemakers, the bulk of which comprises of a battery, constrain their use to a single chamber pacing. It is clinically well known that the ideal pacing therapy is one that mimics the natural conduction of the heart. Creating lead-less, multi-site sensing and pacing with wirelessly powered electronics can achieve this, leading to much improved clinical outcomes.

Collaborators: Mehdi Razavi M.D., Yingyan Lin, and Joseph R. Cavallaro

Current Student Researchers: Anton Banta and Dorsa E.P. Moghaddam

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