The tiny pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice that could revolutionise heart surgery - The new pacemaker is just 1.8mm wide ...

Your heart’s job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you’re relaxing, and sometimes it’s faster when you’re exercising or stressed ...

Atrioventricular interval modulation is being studied for patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Could the new technology ...

While there have been advancements since 1960 – the devices are smaller, the batteries last longer, there are even “smart” pacemakers that are linked to computers – the basic design from Greatbatch is ...

St. Luke’s Hospital has marked a significant milestone in cardiac care with Dr. Talha Farid becoming the first ...

FOR THOSE whose hearts occasionally go off rhythm, pacemakers are, quite literally, life savers. By providing a small electrical jolt at the right moment, they can keep a heart working at the ...

Cryoablation precisely freezes the abnormal electrical pathways in the heart, minimising collateral tissue damage; this method offers several clinical advantages, particularly beneficial for patients ...

Since pacemakers are replaced roughly every 10 years, it is likely yours is MRI conditional. But even if it is, you'll still need to be cautious.

“Old” pacemakers may still work for years, so doctors are refurbishing used devices and donating them to patients in low- and middle-income countries.

Back in January, the FDA has finally acknowledged that some pacemakers and other cardiac devices are vulnerable to hacking. But how vulnerable are they, exactly? A security company called ...

Pacemakers and extravascular lead segments were removed from the pocket; intravascular lead segments were removed via the femoral vein. Care was taken not to infect the leads during their removal ...