The nickel-sized Pacemakers have been around for over a year, but previously, patients had to travel to Houston for the surgery. Now they will save money and precious time because the in-and-out ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Pacemakers are getting upgraded. An innovative procedure now allows a doctor to communicate with a pacemaker just by putting a magnet over the patient's chest. According to Dr.

A team of researchers in Texas has redesigned the pacemaker, developing a new prototype that is wireless, battery-free and can be implanted directly into a patient's heart. Wirelessly powered by a ...

EVERETT — An 80-year-old Mukilteo man was having problems with the idle speed of his heart. Sometimes it would beat too fast. When he was given medication to bring his heartbeat under control, it ...

Ten years ago, two pediatric heart specialists approached USC biomedical engineer Gerald Loeb with an idea for a new ...

LANCASTER - Imagine a pacemaker smaller than a paper clip that goes inside a patient's heart with no wires to malfunction. That describes the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System that cardiologist and ...

PHOENIX — It’s about the size and weight of a penny — yet it can help regulate an adult’s heartbeat. The Micra TPS pacemaker is the world’s smallest to date. Abrazo Heart Hospital in Phoenix started ...

Addressing one of the greatest burdens for heart patients equipped with implantable pacemakers, a group composed of researchers from Rice University and the Texas Heart Institute (THI) have developed ...

Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart. From the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, scientists describe ...

A team of investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California have developed the first fully implantable micropacemaker designed for use in a fetus with complete ...

Dr. Myerburg answers the question: 'Use Electronic Devices With A Pacemaker?' — -- Question: Can I still use certain electronic devices, such as cell phones, microwaves and iPods, if I were to ...

Leadless pacemaker technology represents a significant advancement in cardiac rhythm management, eliminating the need for transvenous leads and reducing many of the complications associated with ...