You must have heard of pacemakers? They are required when the heart's natural system malfunctions, causing it to beat too ...

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BIRMINGHAM, UK — A new study finds 3.0 to 7.6 times higher permanent pacemaker implantation rates after valvular surgery compared with CABG, with risk particularly high after dual and triple valve ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT)—Heart Pacemakers have been around for decades, but newer options are becoming available. Novant Health officials say the procedure to give a patient a heartmaker is relatively ...

Researchers at Northwestern University just found a way to make a temporary pacemaker that’s controlled by light—and it’s smaller than a grain of rice. A study on the new device, published last week ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators have a growing use in pediatrics and in patients with congenital heart disease, but they present unique problems and implications for their implantation and follow-up.

Learn about swimming with a pacemaker, including when it’s safe to resume swimming and what precautions to take after surgery to protect your health.

"It's been a setback," the 36-year-old musician said Max George/Instagram Max George of The Wanted revealed that he underwent a second heart surgery after complications with his pacemaker. On Feb. 16, ...

See that teeny tiny rectangle next to that pencil tip up there? That’s a pacemaker – the world’s smallest in fact, which has just been revealed in a new study. Cardiac pacemakers are up there with ...