Background A 70-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, fever of unknown origin and oliguria was admitted to hospital. Blood cultures were positive for a Staphylococcus aureus infection and antibiotic ...

Seven of 21 patients who got a pacemaker implanted at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in August and September last year had to re-do the implantation because of hospital infection. Two of the seven ...

When 57-year-old Michael Prince underwent a simple pacemaker procedure in January 2011, he never could have imagined how the next year of his life would play out. Prince was diagnosed with congestive ...

When someone’s heart skips a beat or beats too fast, doctors implant pacemakers to create a normal heart rhythm. But with those lifesaving implants comes the risk of infection. Muriel Smith is a ...

Pacemaker is a major advance in the management of problems with rate and rhythm of the heart. It is a device which can monitor the heart’s rate (how fast it beats) and rhythm (the pattern in which it ...

Pacemaker patients in Malta are among the first in Europe to benefit from an antibacterial envelope, a special pouch that shrouds a pacemaker and radically slashes the risk of deadly infection.

In 2012, John K (name withheld on request) received a pacemaker implant in his heart. Fast forward to January 2022, 74-year-old John underwent the pacemaker battery replacement surgery at a local ...

Boston, MA - The risk of infection related to the insertion of arrhythmia-management devices climbed sharply during a recent eight-year period, rising far faster than the increase in device ...

A new laser therapy saved a 72-year-old patient with infected pacemakers a potentially deadly condition that can lead to heart failure or even death, doctors from the Apollo Hospitals announced here ...

A device meant to prolong the life of a 51-year-old policeman almost killed him when it got infected. MUMBAI: A device meant to prolong the life of a 51-year-old policeman almost killed him when it ...

Tucking a pacemaker inside an antibiotic-soaked mesh envelope before implanting it inside your body can drastically reduce your risk of a dangerous infection, a new study shows. About 1.7 million ...

Implanted after the monarch, 87, contracted an infection, the device is intended to aid in transporting him back to Norway, his royal house said. By Isabella Kwai King Harald V of Norway received a ...