A 70-year-old man suffering from complete heart block and a life-threatening pacemaker infection has successfully received a ...

A 66-year-old woman underwent a minimally invasive procedure in which a capsule-sized, wireless device was implanted in her heart to correct a cardiac rhythm disorder, with the hospital claiming it to ...

But it never crossed the 68-year-old retired civil servant’s mind that the symptoms were warning signs of heart disease. When she sought treatment at a government health centre here, the doctor ...

For the past 50 years, pacemakers have hardly changed, but a new device has the potential to change how pacemakers work. The device is the size of a large vitamin and is implanted via catheter rather ...

FOR THOSE whose hearts occasionally go off rhythm, pacemakers are, quite literally, life savers. By providing a small electrical jolt at the right moment, they can keep a heart working at the ...

BEIJING -- A Chinese research team has successfully developed a miniature self-powered cardiac pacemaker, paving a new way for the advancement of implantable electronic devices. This achievement ...

Last week, Abbott began the commercial launch of its new leadless pacemaker, which it believes is a historic development in the world of cardiac rhythm devices. Aveir DR is a better option than ...

Cardiac conditions have been on a constant rise in recent years, particularly in the elderly population. As the cases increase, the need for safer procedures that guarantee greater procedural safety, ...

Pune: A leadless capsule pacemaker — a wireless device — was successfully implanted in a 61-year-old man's heart with complete blockage through a minimally invasive catheter-based procedure, with the ...

In Calicut, a quiet but remarkable moment in medical history has taken place. Within just 15 days, doctors at Metromed International Cardiac Centre (MICC) successfully carried out five implants of the ...

For patients with heart failure, the pacemaker can be a lifesaving device. But for all of the benefits, the existing models also come with some concerning drawbacks. The tiny wires that provided ...