Pediheart Podcast #369: A Novel Leadless Approach To Epicardial Pacing

This week we review a follow-up work from the team at USC and Children's LA led by Dr. Yaniv Bar-Cohen on a novel micropacemaker. How has the device changed and improved over the past 3-5 years since his last visit to Pediheart? What are some of the difficulties of designing a device that is both stable on the epicardium but not inclined to develop inflammation? Why did the team move from a screw in eletrode model to a different design? What applications could this device have both for infants but also adults? Dr. Bar-Cohen shares his deep knowledge of both electrophysiology and device design this week. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.01.036 For those interested in stepping back in time to hear Dr. Bar-Cohen's first description of an earlier version of this novel pacemaker, here is the link from 2018:

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Pediheart Podcast #369: A Novel Leadless Approach To Epicardial Pacing is an episode from Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today by Robert Pass.

This episode is 36:34 long.

This episode was published on Jan 16, 2026.

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