Implanting a permanent pacemaker after TAVI for prophylactic reasons is not associated with better clinical outcomes when compared with patients with conduction disturbances and a clear indication for ...

Medtronic recently unveiled its leadless pacemaker, which is still in development. Medtronic unveiled its eagerly anticipated leadless pacemaker at the TEDMED conference last week and already has ...

A prototype for a leadless pacemaker that converts the heart's oscillations into voltage generated 10.9% of the energy needed to stimulate one heartbeat in a laboratory benchtop experiment. If the ...

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 – ...

Researchers at Northwestern University just found a way to make a temporary pacemaker that’s controlled by light—and it’s smaller than a grain of rice. A study on the new device, published last week ...

CRT is a surgical procedure in which doctors implant a pacemaker in both the right and left sides of the heart to help your heart’s chambers beat together. The goal is to improve heart pumping ...