Heart failure symptoms have been reversed in patients with a new pacemaker that changes how the heart is fuelled.

Mission Hospital has implanted a pacemaker without wires, or what is commonly referred to as leads, and placed it directly ...

Robert Kowal, MD, tells MD+DI how he became involved with the development of Medtronic's Micra leadless pacemaker.

A pacemaker could help reverse symptoms of heart failure by encouraging the heart to use more efficient fuel, according to ...

“It’s quite a heavy thing to be told when you're so young and have lived a generally normal and healthy life until that point ...

Heart problems are nothing new. Humans have been fascinated by electrocardiography since the era of Hippocrates (via St. Luke's Hospital Cardiology Department). With each passing century, medicine's ...

The cardiac pacemaker harmlessly dissolves over the course of 35 days. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Temporary cardiac pacemakers provide essential pacing for patients with short-term heart ...

A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...

University of Houston associate professor of pharmacology Bradley McConnell is helping usher in a new age of cardiac pacemakers by using stem cells found in fat, converting them to heart cells, and ...

The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself, according to researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During the AIP Publishing Horizons -- Energy Storage and Conversion ...