Ten years ago, two pediatric heart specialists approached USC biomedical engineer Gerald Loeb with an idea for a new ...

Madrid, Spain – 1 September 2025: Procedure-related infection rates were similar with reconditioned and new pacemakers, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC ...

A wireless, dissolvable pacemaker could revolutionize treatment for the more than one in 15,000 babies born with congenital heart defects each year. Existing, wired pacemakers risk tissue scarring and ...

The implantable pacemaker, a medical marvel that has extended millions of lives since its invention nearly 60 years ago, is getting a 21st century makeover. First came a wireless version; these ...

The future of heart health is on showcase here in the Quad Cities. Two medical ‘firsts’ were announced last week. A new tool to treat Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, and the first noted success of a ...

This summer, doctors at UnityPoint Health performed the QCA's first leadless pacemaker procedure. Now, Dr. Helbert Acosta ...

TCT 117: Contemporary Trends in Mortality and Resource Utilization in Atrial Fibrillation Versus Non-Atrial Fibrillation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A National Study Receive the the ...

Patients with pacemakers now may have a chance to undergo certain types of MRI scans, according to a Worcester Telegram & Gazette report. UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., and Milford ...

A randomized trial that compared previously used and new pacemakers in patients found the reconditioned devices were as safe and effective as new pacemakers, potentially offering affordable options ...

But such electrical pacemakers have a myriad of limitations, including an invasive surgical procedure, danger of infection, a lack of hormonal sensitivity and a limited duration of activity (due to ...