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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a minimally invasive pacemaker-implant system from Medtronic that attaches to the inside of the heart in a way that some physicians believe is more ...

Sometimes a slow heart rhythm can cause people to experience tiredness, difficulty with exercise, or dizziness and fainting. Although other problems can cause these symptoms (for example, blood loss ...

Estimates suggest that around three million Americans are living with cardiac pacemakers, according to the American Heart Association. Now, thanks to MountainStar Healthcare, a new kind of pacemaker – ...

The thin, flexible, lightweight device could be used in patients who need temporary pacing after cardiac surgery or while waiting for a permanent pacemaker. All components of the pacemaker are ...

Dr. Myerburg answers the question: 'Can A Pacemaker Strengthen My Heart?' — -- Question: I have heard that pacemakers can strengthen my heart, is this true? Answer :Pacemakers of a certain ...