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

Research has found that handheld electro-shockers commonly used for self-defense can potentially interact with cardiac ...

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

Scientists unveil a groundbreaking injectable pacemaker that dissolves in the body after use-offering a safer, smarter, and stitch-free solution to heart rhythm problems.

Because the human heart requires only a small amount of electrical stimulation, researchers were able to shrink their ...

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

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 ...

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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 ...

Implanting a pacemaker may be a common procedure but performing the surgery in the heart of a 102-year-old woman is rare, he said. Dr Smriti Kana Roy, a gynaecologist who used to treat Saint Teresa ...

However, despite high expectations that the availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and more integrated public access defibrillation programs would dramatically increase cardiac ...

Jan. 19, 2003. Mark J. Terrill/AP Hackman's "initial pacemaker data revealed cardiac activity on Feb. 17, with subsequent pacemaker interrogation demonstrating an abnormal rhythm of atrial ...