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

Research has found that handheld electro-shockers commonly used for self defense can potentially interact with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers, putting individuals at ...

A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers ...

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

A heavy electrical charge delivered by a taser could cause a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator to malfunction, researchers ...

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

Heart failure was keeping Chuck Moon from living life to the fullest, but that all changed when he took advantage of a new device.