Injectable conductive hydrogel restores conduction through ablated myocardium.
Martin Van ZylDawn M PedrottyErdem KarabulutVolodymyr KuzmenkoSanna SämforsChristopher LiviaVaibhav R VaidyaAlan M SugrueChristopher J McLeodAtta BehfarSamuel J AsirvathamPaul GatenholmSuraj C KapaPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)
This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that conductive hydrogel can be injected into acutely disrupted myocardium to restore conduction. Future experiments should focus on evaluating long-term retention and biocompatibility of the hydrogel through in vivo experimentation.