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Researchers Prove Human Heart’s ‘Battery’ Has Multiple Backups

Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – There’s good news when it comes to our heart’s sinoatrial node (SAN), the body’s natural pacemaker. Scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown the human SAN is hardwired with a backup system — three diverse regions of pacemakers acting as batteries and up to five conduction pathways that […]