The world’s tiniest pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — could help save babies born with heart defects, say scientists. The miniature device can be inserted with a syringe and dissolves after ...

Amid allegations that an anaesthetist has been improperly inserting pacemakers into hospital patients, the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) announced yesterday that it stands behind its procedures. The ...

A comparison of size between the standard-size pacemaker and Robert Yung’s new one. The bulk of the procedure — 40 minutes — was spent repairing the entry point for the catheter in Yung’s groin, Shen ...

This summer, doctors at UnityPoint Health performed the QCA's first leadless pacemaker procedure. Now, Dr. Helbert Acosta ...

If you have atrial fibrillation (AFib), that means something’s not right with the electrical signals that trigger your heartbeat. The four chambers inside your heart get out of sync as they pump your ...

Complete healing from pacemaker surgery can take up to 6 weeks. However, people may need to restrict themselves from certain activities, such as heavy lifting, for longer. Factors such as age and ...

Generally, pacemakers improve quality of life for individuals who have a condition causing bradycardia, or a slowed heart rate. However, because there is an electrical device implanted near your heart ...

Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible ...

Researchers at Northwestern University just found a way to make a temporary pacemaker that’s controlled by light—and it’s smaller than a grain of rice. A study on the new device, published last week ...

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(CBS/AP) At just 15 minutes old and weighing 3.5 pounds, Jaya Maharaj became one of the smallest people ever to receive a pacemaker. Diagnosed in the womb with a severe heart ailment, Jaya was born ...