Experiment puts decision about a permanent implant in patients' hands Bradycardia patients unsure about whether they want a permanent pacemaker can try before they buy, a small study. Investigators ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A medical conference in Italy is sparking conversation about pacemakers. EHRA EUROPACE - CARIOSTIM 2015 in Milan, Italy included a presentation by Professor Michael Giudici, director of ...

Keeping pace with technology, NCH is launching a research institute to test and deliver the latest medical advances. One of which is a new, and small, heart pacemaker. For more than a half-century, ...

MINNEAPOLIS - The world's smallest pacemaker is now being tested in humans and it was created by Minnesota based Medtronic. Because it is so small, implanting the device is minimally invasive as well.

WASHINGTON — Loud snoring may do more than irritate your spouse: It can signal sleep apnea, depriving you of enough zzzz’s to trigger a car crash, even a heart attack. Now scientists are beginning to ...

A battery-sized, wireless pacemaker was safe and effective in early testing. The smaller leadless device may reduce the risk of complications that occur with traditional pacemakers. After three months ...

Background: T-wave alternans (TWA) is a useful method for identifying patients who are at risk for sudden cardiac death. We aimed to determine the effects of different pacing modes on test results and ...

Engineering students at Purdue University have come up with what they say is a simple, cost-effective tool cardiac surgeons can use to test whether pacemaker leads have been securely anchored to heart ...

Patients are test driving a pacemaker outside the skin before deciding whether to have a permanent implant, reveals novel research. Patients are test driving a pacemaker outside the skin before ...