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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

After surgery, the infants typically need a pacemaker for about a week while their hearts heal. Some adults also need temporary pacemakers, such as after an aortic valve replacement or bypass surgery, ...

The good news is that these children only need temporary pacing after a surgery. In about seven days or so, most patients’ hearts will self-repair. But those seven days are absolutely critical. Now, ...

The device is smaller than a grain of rice — and is suited particularly to help newborn babies with congenital heart defects.

A rice-sized, dissolvable pacemaker powered by light may revolutionize post-heart surgery care, especially for kids, while vanishing safely in the body.