Implantation of engineered conduction tissue in the rat heart.

In conclusion, ECTs can survive and mechanically integrate with the allogeneic myocardium following transplantation into rat hearts. An atrioventricular accessory pathway similar to Kent bundles could be established between the atria and ventricles of rats following implantation. It is suggested that ECTs may be a potential substitution therapy for atrioventricular conduction block. PMID: 30720107 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Molecular Medicine Reports - Category: Molecular Biology Tags: Mol Med Rep Source Type: research