As we witness the rapid advancement of technology, lifesaving devices such as connected pacemakers and other medical implants ...

Magnetic interference was observed in all patients included in this study, whether the device was placed directly over the pacemaker or 3 centimeters away.

When a pacemaker is pacing the heart, in most circumstances, the patient is unaware of the tiny electrical impulse that is delivered to the heart to pace it. So in most instances, you do not feel ...

Dr. Barry Ramo is KOAT's medical health expert and a cardiologist. He says Hackman's pacemaker activity could suggest he died an hour before it stopped.

Pacemakers today are designed to have a function called rate response of pacing. As background, the older varieties of pacemakers were simply designed to recognize when the heart rate got too slow ...

Learn about swimming with a pacemaker, including when it’s safe to resume swimming and what precautions to take after surgery to protect your health.

In a letter to physicians, the company noted that there is an increased risk of blockages in the bloodstream depending on the ...

A dissolvable pacemaker that’s smaller than a grain of rice and powered by light could become an invaluable tool for saving the lives of newborn infants., The device can be implanted ...

Scientists at Northwestern University unveiled the world's smallest pacemaker. The device is smaller than a grain of rice — and is suited particularly to help newborn babies with congenital ...

A team of engineers at Northwestern University have created the world’s smallest pacemaker. It’s activated by light and can be inserted via syringe.