A noninvasive ultrasound device restored heart rhythm in animal models and engineered human heart cells, paving the way for ...

Cardiac pacemakers are battery-dependent, where the pacing leads are prone to introduce valve damage and infection. In addition, complete pacemaker retrieval is necessary for battery replacement.

Heart problems are nothing new. Humans have been fascinated by electrocardiography since the era of Hippocrates (via St. Luke's Hospital Cardiology Department). With each passing century, medicine's ...

Not every heart patient needs a pacemaker. Expert explains warning signs, common myths, eligibility, and when a slow ...

A study, led by associate professor Weihua Chen, combined the mu-negative metamaterial units and mu-near-zero metamaterial units to construct a hybrid metamaterial slab suitable for the cardiac ...

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 ...

But it never crossed the 68-year-old retired civil servant’s mind that the symptoms were warning signs of heart disease. When she sought treatment at a government health centre here, the doctor ...

Last week, Abbott began the commercial launch of its new leadless pacemaker, which it believes is a historic development in the world of cardiac rhythm devices. Aveir DR is a better option than ...

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 ...

The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself, according to researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During the AIP Publishing Horizons -- Energy Storage and Conversion ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger has become more like his iconic Terminator character after having surgery last week to receive a pacemaker, the 76-year-old actor and former California governor announced Monday.