Robert Kowal, MD, tells MD+DI how he became involved with the development of Medtronic's Micra leadless pacemaker.

A new injectable, temporary pacemaker could help correct a heart arrhythmia in an emergency. This nanoparticle gel can regulate the heart’s electrical signals for up to five days before dissolving ...

Innovative symbiotic transcatheter pacemaker harvests heart motion energy for lifelong pacing. Learn how this could transform ...

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese research team has successfully developed a miniature self-powered cardiac pacemaker, paving a new way for the advancement of implantable electronic devices.

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...

The cardiac pacemaker harmlessly dissolves over the course of 35 days. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Temporary cardiac pacemakers provide essential pacing for patients with short-term heart ...

Implantable heart pacemakers are lifesaving devices for heart patients, emitting electrical pulses to re-establish normal ...

A study of miniaturized, leadless pacemakers found that, due to their smaller size, they could provide a promising, short-term option for certain children with abnormally slow heartbeats. These ...

The bleeding edge? Swedish scientists may have found a radical nanotech solution to keep the heart beating when it runs into minor problems when healthcare isn't accessible. A newly developed ...

Atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia – leads to more than 454,000 hospitalizations and nearly 160,000 deaths in the United States each year. Globally, it is estimated ...

Atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia – leads to more than 454,000 hospitalizations and nearly 160,000 deaths in the United States each year. Globally, it is estimated ...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart's rhythmic beat, setting off a self-destruction process within the cells, according to a preclinical study. The ...