Wearable-based shock-free control of cardiac rhythm for acute ambulatory cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
V Portero, S Deng, B L Den Ouden, C I Bart, W H Bax, T J C De Coster, S O Dekker, A Ivanova, J Zhang, A Nobacht, G J Boink, B Ordog, M Palmen, A A F De Vries, D A Pijnappels · 2026
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Description
V Portero and co-authors demonstrate, in a 2026 study, a wearable closed-loop device that can stop atrial fibrillation without any electric shock. The system pairs microelectronics with optogenetics, using light-sensitive proteins to control heart rhythm on detection. Wearables usually only monitor; this one also treats.
Freely moving rats wore the system while eating, sleeping, and walking, and episodes were terminated as they occurred. The team also confirmed light-based rhythm control in human atrial tissue and in models built at true human atrial scale. The full system operated successfully inside the human body in translational tests. The authors present the work as a step toward on-demand personal heart therapy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | V Portero, S Deng, B L Den Ouden, C I Bart, W H Bax, T J C De Coster, S O Dekker, A Ivanova, J Zhang, A Nobacht, G J Boink, B Ordog, M Palmen, A A F De Vries, D A Pijnappels |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |