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Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker

South China Morning Post · · 209 words · By Dannie Peng
Biotechnology Medical Innovation Stem Cell Research
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Scientists in Shanghai have used stem cells to create the world’s first laboratory-grown sinoatrial node”
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The provided evidence mentions a lab-grown kidney in China and general stem-cell therapy, but none of the search results confirm the creation of a laboratory-grown sinoatrial node by scientists in Shanghai.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 19, 2025 ... Chinese researchers have achieved a stunning milestone in regenerative medicine by developing a fully functional lab-grown kidney. This ...
https://www.facebook.com/techtimespage/posts/chinese-researc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 5, 2024 ... Through the utilization of the regenerative capacity of these cells, scientists and medical professionals have investigated ways to create novel ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11634165/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 12, 2021 ... Bioelectrical impulses intrinsically generated within the sinoatrial node (SAN) trigger the contraction of the heart in mammals.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20448-x
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“the sinoatrial node – the tiny structure that acts as the heart’s natural pacemaker”
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Multiple independent medical sources (StatPearls, Narayana Health, and Cleveland Clinic) explicitly state that the sinoatrial node is the heart's natural pacemaker.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hence, the SA node is referred to as the heart's natural pacemaker. Go to: Mechanism. The heart rate can vary remarkably depending on various environmental ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459238/
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 15, 2024 ... ... pacemakers to restore normal cardiac rhythm and prevent complications. Conclusion. The sinus node serves as the heart's natural pacemaker.
https://www.narayanahealth.org/blog/what-is-the-heart-s-natu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 17, 2025 ... Bundle of His (atrioventricular bundle); Purkinje fibers. Sinoatrial node. Your sinoatrial (SA) node is your heart's natural pacemaker. It sends ...
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21648-heart-condu…
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“The heart’s ability to beat continuously and rhythmically depends on the sinoatrial node, which is nestled inside the right atrial chamber.”
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Cleveland Clinic and Melbourne Heart Rhythm both confirm the SA node's location in the right atrium and its role in initiating the electrical signals for the heartbeat.
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web search NEUTRAL — Normally this electrical impulse begins in the upper right chamber of the heart (in the right atrium) in a place called the sino-atrial (SA) node. The SA node ...
https://www.melbourneheartrhythm.com.au/learn/23-conditions
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web search NEUTRAL — ... SA nodal pacemaker activity must be inferred indirectly from P waves generated by the atrial activity. Any sinus node dysfunction can affect the heart's rate ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459238/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 17, 2025 ... For each heartbeat, electrical signals travel through the conduction pathway of your heart. It starts when your sinoatrial (SA) node creates an ...
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21648-heart-condu…
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“the node continuously sends out electrical signals regulated by the nervous system”
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Wikipedia and other medical descriptions confirm the SA node sends out electrical signals; while the provided snippets don't explicitly detail the 'nervous system regulation' in one sentence, it is a standard biological fact supported by the context of the heart's conduction system described in the sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The sinoatrial node (also known as the sinuatrial node, SA node, sinus node or Keith–Flack node) is an oval shaped region of special cardiac muscle in the upper back wall of the right atrium made up o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinoatrial_node
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web search NEUTRAL — The sinoatrial node sends out an electrical signal. The top of your heart chambers (the atria) receives the signal and contracts. The signal is delayed by the atrioventricular node until your atria ar…
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-conduction-system-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The heart’s electrical system is a complex network that controls the heartbeat. It makes sure the heart’s chambers contract in sync. At the heart of this system is the sinoatrial node, or SA node, hea…
https://int.livhospital.com/7-key-facts-about-the-heart-cond…
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“These signals dictate when the atria and ventricles – the upper and lower chambers of the heart – should contract”
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Multiple sources (TeachMeAnatomy, Heart Conduction System) confirm that the SA node's signals trigger the contraction of the atria and subsequently the ventricles.
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web search NEUTRAL — This is a small mass of specialized tissue located in the right upper chamber (atria) of the heart. The sinus node generates an electrical stimulus regularly, ...
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseas…
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web search NEUTRAL — Unlike atrial and ventricular cells, pacemaker cells in the sinus node do not have a resting phase. Instead, these cells have pacemaker potential, which begins ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459238/
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web search NEUTRAL — These pacemaker cells can spontaneously generate electrical impulses. The wave of excitation created by the SA node spreads via gap junctions across both atria, ...
https://teachmeanatomy.info/thorax/organs/heart/conducting-s…
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“Using human pluripotent stem cells – which can self-renew and develop into many different cell types – the team constructed a 3D sinoatrial node organoid.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general information about the city of Shanghai and tourism, with no mention of stem cell research or 3D sinoatrial node organoids.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shanghai[a] is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in China. It has a population of 29,558,908 in the urban area as of 2025. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the souther…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai
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web search NEUTRAL — Have no idea what to do in Shanghai? Don't worry. This well-selected list of things to do in Shanghai will stop you from missing any of the highlights.
https://www.chinahighlights.com/shanghai/top-things-to-do.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — The world's third-largest city, Shanghai blends rich history, fabulous food and a legendary skyscraping skyline. Here are the top things to do.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/top-things-to-do-in-sh…
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