Researchers have developed the first minimally invasive gene therapy procedure to treat heart rhythm disorders by transforming ordinary heart muscle cells into specialized rhythm-keeping cells, potentially eliminating future need for electronic pacemakers.  Cardiologists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have developed a minimally invasive gene transplant procedure that changes unspecialized heart cells into ‘biological pacemaker’ cells that keep the heart steadily beating. The laboratory animal research … Continue reading Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers.