The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can become a race against time to restore balance. For decades, doctors have ...

Though the device is still years away from being used in humans, it could eventually be useful for infants with congenital ...

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

This experimental prototype is the smallest in the world. It can be inserted with a syringe and dissolves when it is no longer needed. Its size is very suitable for babies with heart defects.

The tiny device developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang can be inserted with a syringe, and then dissolve after it’s no longer needed.

Developed by engineers from Northwestern University, the pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice and could help save babies ...

“We have developed what is, to our knowledge, the world’s smallest pacemaker,” said Rogers in a statement. “There’s a crucial ...

Learn more about the world's smallest pacemaker that’s implanted in a non-invasive way, which can help newborn children who need it.

The world’s tiniest known pacemaker, a device smaller than a grain of rice, can be implanted using minimally invasive ...