A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...

Dr Nikhil Mahajan, along with his dedicated medical team, successfully performed a rare implantation of a Leadless Pacemaker ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'What Is A Biventricular Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What is a biventricular pacemaker or cardiac resynchronization therapy (also called a CRT device), ...

Julie Bowen, known worldwide as Claire Dunphy from Modern Family, discovered her heart problem in her late 20s, just as her ...

Roughly one percent of infants are born with heart defects every year. The majority of these cases only require a temporary implant for about seven days to allow time for the heart to naturally ...

Dr. Friedman answers the question: 'Types Of Pacemakers, Best Candidates?' — -- Question: What are the different kinds of pacemakers and is there a special kind for each person? Answer :A ...

You will get medicine before the procedure. This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The ...

Cardiologist Dr Jean Vorster and electrophysiologist Dr Jane Moses recently implanted a leadless pacemaker, smaller than a ...

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving ...

Pepsi, an 8-year-old domestic shorthair cat, became the first feline patient in Thailand to have pacemaker surgery (Image courtesy of Chulalongkorn University Small Animal Hospital (Bangkok Animal ...