Implanted medical devices, especially pacemakers, have changed and saved lives, but they've generally been considered single-use machines. Now that concept is changing. The story behind the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Implanted medical devices, especially pacemakers, have changed and saved lives, but they've generally been considered single-use machines. Now, that concept is changing. The story ...

Despite ongoing advances in prevention techniques and monitoring systems, heart disease remains the world’s leading cause of death. A study from the University of Michigan (U-M) Cardiovascular Center ...

New Delhi: Abbott recently launched the AVEIR VR single-chamber ventricular leadless pacemaker in India for treating patients with slow heart rhythms. In an exclusive interview with ETHealthworld’s ...

More than 20 years ago, Terri Mattula’s dog Gator passed out while her husband was walking him. They took Gator to the vet and learned he had a third-degree heart block and needed a pacemaker. However ...

Patients with recurrent fainting episodes (syncope) who received a pacemaker delivering a pacing program designed to detect and stop the abnormal heart rhythms that precede syncope had a seven-fold ...

Pacemaker is a small device (about the size of a pocket watch) which helps to control abnormal heart rhythms. It is placed in the chest or abdomen and uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to ...

More than 20 years ago, Terri Mattula's dog Gator passed out while her husband was walking him. They took Gator to the vet and learned he had a third-degree heart block and needed a pacemaker. However ...