Refurbished pacemakers usually last more than 10 years, though their longevity depends on how much the patient uses it.

Cardiac electrophysiology (EP) is a relatively young field. The first surgical ablation of an accessory pathway and the first ...

Dubbed the BioButton, the device continuously measures core vital signs including heart rate at rest, respiratory rate at rest, skin temperature, and activity levels, collecting up to 1,440 ...

The Advanced Cardiac Institute in Raipur successfully performed the state’s first CRT-D device implantation for remote heart monitoring, revolutionizing care for patients with Sick Sinus Syndrome. The ...

A team of scientists has made a game-changing breakthrough that could have life-changing implications for those suffering from chronic diseases like heart failure, Alzheimer's, and other neuronal ...

The Aveir VR single chamber ventricular pacing system is the world’s only leadless pacemaker with a unique mapping capability ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a heart condition and has used a pacemaker since 2023. However, November 2024 ...

Background: Diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is often delayed due to variability in clinical presentation. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most common and widely available tools for ...

effective and safe method of arousing the heart from ventricular standstill by an artificial, external, electric pacemaker. For the first time it was possible to keep a patient alive during ...

Patients requiring a pacemaker were older and in higher New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class. Preoperatively, a larger number of these patients were receiving antiarrhythmic ...

KINGSPORT — Physicians at Holston Valley Medical Center became the first in the Appalachian Highlands to successfully implant a novel extravascular defibrillator to treat patients with ...

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...