Almost all pacemakers use wires to send electrical signals that help your heart beat normally. Most patients will never experience problems or complications from these life-saving devices. But for a ...

Your heart has an internal pacemaker called the sinus node. It's a group of cells, located on top of your heart, that sends electrical signals into the heart and controls your heartbeat. Sometimes, ...

My cardiologist stepped out of the exam room and returned with a medium-sized cardboard box that rattled as she walked. The contents: a few dozen watch-sized, titanium-encased implantable pacemakers ...

Researchers at Northwestern University just found a way to make a temporary pacemaker that’s controlled by light—and it’s smaller than a grain of rice. A study on the new device, published last week ...

Five years ago, FDA approved Medtronic's Micra, the first leadless pacemaker to reach the U.S. market. Touted as the world's smallest pacemaker, the Medtronic device represented a major innovative ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding healthcare providers about the risk of major complications if cardiac perforation occurs during leadless pacemaker implantation. Cardiac ...

Data from an Ohio man’s cardiac pacemaker helped serve as evidence in his indictment, according to WLWT. Last September, a fire demolished Ross Compton’s home in Middletown, Ohio. Police found ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medtronic announced that it has received FDA approval for a mobile app-based remote monitoring system for ...

Although it’s widely accepted that police use information from security devices or cellphone data to aid in tracking criminals, a new case has opened the possibility that police could use data that ...

The eldest living president of the United States now has a pacemaker. Former President Ford had the pacemaker implanted Monday afternoon and is recovering, according to a statement from Ford's office.

System Compatible with Android (TM) and Apple ® Smartphones and Tablets DUBLIN - Nov. 17, 2015 - Medtronic plc (MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S.