Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible ...

Medics are now carrying out an advanced pacing technique which doctors say is helping hearts beat more naturally ...

A team of researchers has developed a wireless device, powered by light, that can be implanted to regulate cardiovascular or neural activity in the body. The feather-light membranes, thinner than a ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back and better than ever! On Monday, the Terminator star updated his fans via his Arnold's Pump Club newsletter about his most recent heart procedure. In the weekly note, the ...

SDMNHC successfully performs its first leadless dual-chamber pacemaker implantation, revolutionizing heart rhythm disorder treatment with minimal complications.

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

Scientists just unveiled the world’s tiniest pacemaker. Smaller than a grain of rice and controlled by light shone through the skin, the pacemaker generates power and squeezes the heart’s muscles ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker early Sunday morning – a surgery performed just before the Knesset is set to vote on a controversial judicial reform bill, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 94-year-old male. Three and a half years ago, I was able to walk with a cane, until I had a pacemaker implanted. After the procedure, I was able to walk only with a walker, and ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Pacemakers are not designed or approved to provide ...