title: Preclinical testing and optimization of a novel fetal micropacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: ybarcohen@chla.usc.edu.
authors.forename: Yaniv
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bar-Cohen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Gerald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Loeb
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Jay D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pruetz
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silka
authors.affiliation: C.W. Steers Biological Resources Center, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles, Torrance, California.
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Adriana N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Vest
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Ramen H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Chmait
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005333:Fetus; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D008839:Microelectrodes; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011247:Pregnancy; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Bradycardia; Fetus; Heart block; Heart failure; Pacemaker