Patient families often think that there are no complications when a pacemaker’s battery is low, so they anticipate an easy swap of the pacemaker from .

Imagine a heart patient with a pacemaker—one of the millions who rely on these tiny, implanted devices to keep their hearts beating steadily. While pacemakers save lives every day, their ability to ...

You will learn how pacemaker data has already sharpened the timeline in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and what investigators can — and cannot — hope to get from the device and its manufacturer. Law ...

Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, according to a new study. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker therapy in low- and ...

A New Smyrna Beach nurse suffered from a heart rhythm disorder that caused her to faint, until she received a "life-saving" high-tech pacemaker. The Micra AV pacemaker is a leadless device smaller ...

Scientists at the University of Chicago have developed a new pacemaker that’s thinner than a human hair, wireless and operated entirely by light from an optic fiber. The non-invasive device could help ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The My Heart Your Heart study compared reconditioned pacemakers with that of new pacemakers among patients in ...

December 8, 2011 (Rennes, France) — Remote monitoring of patients with dual-chamber pacemakers "was a safe substitute for conventional follow-ups, decreased the number of [clinic] visits, and enabled ...

Pune: A leadless capsule pacemaker — a wireless device — was successfully implanted in a 61-year-old man's heart with complete blockage through a minimally invasive catheter-based procedure, with the ...

Investigators searching for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie are tracking her pacemaker's digital trail, using Bluetooth signal sniffers and video analysis to reconstruct her movements.