UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to implant a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. His case report was published ...

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – In a unique twist on organ donation, human pacemakers are being repurposed to save the lives of pets with failing hearts. The Veterinary Cardiopulmonary Center in Pompano ...

The FDA is boosting a recall effort from Boston Scientific regarding batteries potentially underpowering a number of the company’s implanted Accolade pacemakers, which may need to be replaced ...

Boston Scientific announced a recall for a subset of Accolade pacemaker devices with an increased risk to permanently enter Safety Mode, which has limited functionality and has been associated ...

Rethinking the brain pacemaker: How better materials can improve signals Experimenting with materials to manage the unpleasant side effects of external noise in brain pacemakers Date: December 10 ...

Two years ago, a medical professional approached scientists at the University of Tabriz in Iran with an interesting problem: Patients were having headaches after pacemaker implants. Working ...

The actor spoke about getting a pacemaker in 2008. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Morgan Freeman poses on stage at the Opening Ceremony during the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June ...

To many of the 50,000 people in the UK each year fitted with a pacemaker, they are literally a life saver. Placed under the skin of the chest, they detect when the heart beats too slowly or ...

As the market for leadless pacemakers grows in India, doctors point out definite advantages of the technology for heart disease patients but also call for more data and analyses on its long-term ...