Light-Based Rhythm Control: Opsin Optogenetics as a Potential Alternative to Pacemakers and Ablation in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology — A Narrative Review

Antoine Fakhry AbdelMassih, Aayesheh Nezhad, Lina Hajjar, Linda Alkassas, Majd Alhelalat, Mina Tawfik, Mirna Al Asafen, Sara Mashal

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DOI: 10.20944/preprints202609.1151.v1
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@article{allodium:10.20944/preprints202609.1151.v1,
  title = {Light-Based Rhythm Control: Opsin Optogenetics as a Potential Alternative to Pacemakers and Ablation in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology — A Narrative Review},
  author = {Antoine Fakhry AbdelMassih and Aayesheh Nezhad and Lina Hajjar and Linda Alkassas and Majd Alhelalat and Mina Tawfik and Mirna Al Asafen and Sara Mashal},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.20944/preprints202609.1151.v1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202609.1151.v1}
}

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AU  - Lina Hajjar
AU  - Linda Alkassas
AU  - Majd Alhelalat
AU  - Mina Tawfik
AU  - Mirna Al Asafen
AU  - Sara Mashal
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.20944/preprints202609.1151.v1
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AbdelMassih, A. F., Nezhad, A., Hajjar, L., Alkassas, L., Alhelalat, M., Tawfik, M., Asafen, M. A., & Mashal, S. (2026). Light-Based Rhythm Control: Opsin Optogenetics as a Potential Alternative to Pacemakers and Ablation in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology — A Narrative Review. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202609.1151.v1

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