When the pacemaker wires were later removed, Armstrong suffered internal bleeding — an outcome more common than many patients realize. Now, engineers at Northwestern University have developed what ...

The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, ...

A light-activated pacemaker dissolves in the body after use, offering safer, wireless heart care - especially for newborns ...

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a ...

A pacemaker can prevent or reduce dizziness, fainting, and shortness of breath caused by a slow or unsteady heartbeat. Your chest may be sore where the doctor made the cut (incision) and put in the ...

Researchers at Northwestern developed a temporary pacemaker that’s so small, it can be inserted via a syringe—and will ...

Then we create a small pocket for the pacemaker. The muscles just below the incision are held in place by a tough tissue sheath known as fascia. We sandwich the pacemaker between the fascia and ...

A metal box with the battery and generator goes under your skin through an incision. It works ... What’s more, the pacemaker monitors the heartbeat and activates only when it needs to.

Introduction A leadless pacemaker is a type of heart device used to treat patients with slow heart rates or arrhythmias, offering an alternativ ...

Fiji needs about 500 pacemakers every year, more doctors who can carry out pacemaker implantation and people to provide technical support for pacemake ...