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

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

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving ...

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, ...

See that teeny tiny rectangle next to that pencil tip up there? That’s a pacemaker – the world’s smallest in fact, which has just been revealed in a new study. Cardiac pacemakers are up there with ...

Refurbished heart pacemakers have the potential to help people overseas who can't afford one An international trial that compared refurbished devices to new ones showed encouraging results Such ...

Temporary pacemakers can be used as a stopgap measure to regulate the heartbeat after surgery and in emergency situations. But the fact that they need to be surgically installed and removed also ...

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. Refurbished heart pacemakers have the potential to help people overseas who can't afford one An international ...