CHICAGO — One person’s used pacemaker is another person’s treasure. A program to refurbish used pacemakers could expand access to the lifesaving devices. In a clinical trial of nearly 300 people, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The world’s first dual-chamber leadless pacing system was named a top invention of 2023. The first implantation ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) the go-ahead on a clinical trial to test its next generation of MRI pacemaker technology, the Minnesota company announced Monday.

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 ...

Munich, Germany - In a recent study evaluating the safety of airport metal detectors on implantable cardioverter devices (ICDs) and pacemakers, German investigators conclude that airport security ...

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 ...

Defibrillators and pacemakers help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. Defibrillators deliver a shock if the heart goes into arrhythmia. Pacemakers use electrical impulses to keep the heart from ...

Though a Northwestern-developed quarter-size dissolvable pacemaker worked well in pre-clinical animal studies, cardiac surgeons asked if it was possible to make the device smaller. To reduce the size ...