The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can ...

The tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible, wireless, wearable device that mounts onto a patient’s chest to control pacing. When the wearable device detects an irregular heartbeat, it ...

Northwestern University engineers tiny pacemaker for heart patients, eliminating need for invasive procedures and external ...

Northwestern engineers unveiled what they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world in a study published in the journal Nature.

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

A tiny device can be inserted using a syringe and then safely dissolves once it is no longer needed. Engineers at ...

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice. Designed for ...

Described in Nature, the breakthrough design incorporates a wearable patch for the patient containing an infra-red light ...

Sergio Mattarella has undergone heart surgery for the implantation of a pacemaker. The President of the Republic was admitted ...

Traditional temporary pacemakers involve a tangle of wires that exit the body through the chest, connecting to an external power source. These wires are sewn onto the heart and must be pulled out ...