Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...

Unexplained syncope in patient with prior congenital heart surgery complicated by transient ... to that seen in adults. Epicardial pacemaker and defibrillator systems are commonly used in ...

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

The mini pacemaker device does not have a separate battery. Instead its body functions as a simple type of battery called a ...

Complete healing from pacemaker surgery can take up to 6 weeks. However, people may need to restrict themselves from certain activities, such as heavy lifting, for longer. Factors such as age and ...

Although it can work with hearts of all sizes, the pacemaker is particularly well-suited to the tiny, fragile hearts of ...

But you can have sex again much sooner after surgery which did not involve ... Do take care if you have an implant or have ...

Many such travelers have had pacemakers or automatic defibrillators implanted, have had recent revascularization, or have had surgery which might predispose to deep venous thrombosis (DVT).

An automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD or AICD ... It is implanted similar to a single-chamber pacemaker and the generator lies in the upper chest area. Venous access is through ...

COIMBATORE: In what is believed to be the first such cardiac surgery performed ... fitted a pacemaker called Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator Device (CRT-D) on a 54-year-old male ...