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 ...

Implantable heart pacemakers are lifesaving devices for heart patients, emitting electrical pulses to re-establish normal ...

Heart failure symptoms have been reversed in patients with a new pacemaker that changes how the heart is fuelled.

A pacemaker could help reverse symptoms of heart failure by encouraging the heart to use more efficient fuel, according to ...

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Pacemakers are typically placed in children with congenital complete heart block, a rare condition that can lead to sudden death and affects 1 in about 15,000 to 22,000 children. Congenital complete ...

FRIDLEY, Minn. -- Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. warned doctors on Tuesday that wires on some of its Sigma pacemakers could separate, preventing them from working. Medtronic said it has spotted ...

Dr. Myerburg answers the question: 'Can A Pacemaker Strengthen My Heart?' — -- Question: I have heard that pacemakers can strengthen my heart, is this true? Answer :Pacemakers of a certain ...

Denver, CO - Perhaps you've seen them—compact, electronic devices with complex circuitry and sophisticated programming, a state-of-the-art battery, and a single external wire separating into two leads ...

A young boy nearly died after catching the flu – leaving him three weeks in intensive care. Joel was five when he was rushed ...