Leadless pacemakers are devices of the future but they're starting to pop up in operating rooms right now. Dr. Hussam Abuissa at CUMC Bergan Hospital is the first CHI Health doctor to do the surgery.

A handful of nonmodifiable anatomic factors could help further pinpoint patients at high risk for needing a permanent pacemaker after TAVR with the Sapien 3 valve. In a single-center study, the risk ...

A new miniature pacemaker can now be used by patients in Canada. A heart pacemaker with a life of three years made of epoxy resin powered by mercury battery cells. Made by Godart NV a subsidiary of ...

June 27, 2006 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Guidant Cardiac Rhythm Management (a Boston Scientific company) have notified healthcare professionals via letter regarding the potential ...

Sometimes, durability is the last thing one might want in a medical device. Implants that dissolve into the body after they serve their purpose save the trouble of needing to be removed. Now ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses the regeneration of the cardiovascular system. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have overturned a key assumption in the biological pacemaker field. In a new preclinical study ...

A new type of pacemaker has turned back the clock for a longtime Orange resident who returned to an active life this month after years of his heart condition slowing him down. Looking at Billy ...

(HealthDay)—A leadless anti-tachycardia pacemaker (LP) and subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) are feasible in animal models, according to a study published online May 12 in ...