The leads that connect external pacemakers to the heart can potentially cause problems, either if they're removed or left in place. German scientists are therefore developing an alternative, in the ...

Infection of pacemaker leads can develop into a serious systemic infection. Since investigations have shown that lead infection could originate from the site of pacemaker implantation, identification ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Cardiac surgeons could use a patent-pending invention by Purdue University engineering students to standardize a test that determines if a pacemaker's leads, or the thin ...

Look at the nail on your smallest finger. Chances are that it's about twice as big as the pacemaker Medtronic is hoping to build in the next five years. The Minnesota based medical technologies giant ...

OTTAWA – Health Canada says there is a rare, but potential risk of cardiac strangulation in children implanted with epicardial wires connected to a pacemaker. The wires are used in children with heart ...

OTTAWA – Health Canada says there is a rare, but potential risk of cardiac strangulation in children implanted with epicardial wires connected to a pacemaker. The wires are used in children with heart ...

Many high school students are happy to get science projects done quietly, without attracting the attention of, say, the Associated Press. Not Jay Thaker. His research shows that an iPod held 2 inches ...

FDA approval covers both single chamber (SR-T) and dual chamber (DR-T) Entovis pacemakers when implanted with Setrox pacing leads. “With the Entovis longevity and the history of lead reliability, this ...

BOSTON — Cardiac pacemakers save countless lives by prompting balky hearts to beat regularly. It’s not a big deal to implant one: The device and its battery slide into a pocket made under the skin of ...

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 ...

The thin, flexible, lightweight device could be used in patients who need temporary pacing after cardiac surgery or while waiting for a permanent pacemaker. All components of the pacemaker are ...

Authorities from Ohio arrested a man named Ross Compton and charged him with arson and insurance fraud based on his pacemaker data. Compton told the police that when he saw his house burning on ...