Such devices are rare in children. Only about 1 in 20,000 babies are born with heart block, and of those, Tan said that only 20% have a pacemaker implanted shortly after delivery. "It's always a ...

Pacemakers are implantable battery-operated devices that help hearts beat in a regular rhythm. Traditional pacemakers, made of a generator, wires (leads) and sensors (electrodes), produce electrical ...

Although there have been several proof-of-concept studies suggesting DBS is effective in addictions, according to those ...

Miniaturized pacemakers were successfully implanted in infants and neonates requiring pacing and performed reliably until ...

Implanting a pacemaker may be a common procedure but performing the surgery in the heart of a 102-year-old woman is rare ...

Dr. Smriti Kana Roy, a 102-year-old gynaecologist renowned for treating Mother Teresa, successfully underwent pacemaker ...

Table I shows the 23 single-chamber pacemakers; one was atrial-inhibited (St. Jude Medical Microny II SR), and all other single-chamber pacemakers were ventricular-inhibited. Table II shows the 77 ...

Daisy Duke should have been just another happy rescue dog, getting ready for her forever home. Instead, a routine checkup ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- Two Mercyhealth hospitals performed its first dual leadless pacemaker procedures. Mercyhealth Hospital ...

Rice’s Kaiyuan Yang and his team recently unveiled a first-of-its-kind authentication protocol for wireless, battery-free, ...