You must have heard of pacemakers? They are required when the heart's natural system malfunctions, causing it to beat too slowly (bradycardia), irregularly, or even pause. All these can hinder ...

Newswise — People having surgery to repair tight or leaking heart valves may receive a pacemaker more often than necessary — leading to a greater risk for life-threatening complications, studies show.

The world’s tiniest pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — could help save babies born with heart defects, say scientists. The miniature device can be inserted with a syringe and dissolves after ...

A 63-year-old man with ischemic heart disease and a permanent pacemaker underwent femoropopliteal bypass under sole epidural ...

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 ...

A local patient this summer became the first in the Quad Cities to receive a leadless pacemaker at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center, marking a significant step in minimally invasive heart care ...

After years of heart complications, Arnold Schwarzenegger has undergone surgery to receive a pacemaker. The 76-year-old actor detailed his decision to undergo the medical procedure in a recent ...

A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it.

“Last Monday, I had surgery to become a little bit more of a machine: I got a pacemaker,” said the actor, who previously underwent three open-heart surgeries Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for ...