Heart failure symptoms have been reversed in patients with a new pacemaker that changes how the heart is fuelled.

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

Northwestern researchers have developed the world’s smallest pacemaker, which with its dissolvable nature allows it to be inserted non-invasively into patients’ bodies. Fit into the tip of a syringe, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roughly one percent of infants are born with heart defects every year. The majority of these cases only require a temporary ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, but when that rate slows down, patients require a pacemaker. Traditional versions are bulky and ...

The tiny pacemaker sits next to a single grain of rice on a fingertip. The device is so small that it can be non-invasively injected into the body via a syringe. Northwestern University engineers have ...

Cardiac pacemaker implantations (DRG 116) made the headlines in the first-ever Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter (issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] just this ...

As we continue to traverse the digital age, countless technological advancements have been made, including in the realm of medicine. Unfortunately, one unexpected and alarming consequence is the ...

As we witness the rapid advancement of technology, lifesaving devices such as connected pacemakers and other medical implants are also evolving. However, with this evolution comes the susceptibility ...

A new, temporary pacemaker is smaller than a grain of rice. John A. Rogers / Northwestern University Researchers have developed the smallest temporary pacemaker ever created. It’s littler than a grain ...

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute implanted the city's first dual chamber leadless pacemaker, according to a news release. It's unique because of the its size, absence of leads that connect the device ...