People with dementia are more likely to get implanted pacemakers for heart rhythm irregularities, such as atrial fibrillation, than people who don't have cognitive difficulties, according to ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'What Is A Biventricular Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What is a biventricular pacemaker or cardiac resynchronization therapy (also called a CRT device), ...

A ‘pacemaker’ has been implanted in to the brain of an Alzheimer's patient in a bid to reduce memory loss. The device, which uses deep brain stimulation, has already been used in thousands of people ...

The pacemaker was named one of society's 10 most important recent engineering contributions The man who invented the first practical implantable cardiac pacemaker, Wilson Greatbatch, has died in ...

HEART surgeons have implanted one of the smallest pacemakers ever — roughly the size of a AAA battery. Graham Motteram, 76, was fitted with the tiny tech in a 30-minute op. Please provide a valid ...

Scientists have developed the world's first wireless, battery-free, fully implantable pacemaker that dissolves in the body when it's no longer needed. The thin, lightweight device wirelessly harvests ...

Researchers have developed a battery-free pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient’s heart, an advance that could mitigate the need for follow-up surgery. The wireless, battery-free ...

Dharwad: The doctors at SDM Narayana Heart Centre in Sattur, Dharwad have successfully implanted a micra leadless pacemaker on a 79-year-old industrialist from Bengaluru. Unlike conventional ...

Apple has listed products it says should be kept a "safe distance" away from medical devices like pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. The list includes iPhone 12 models, Apple Watch and MacBook ...

Keith Armstrong, worldwide electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) expert at EMC Standards, looks at how electrical interference from mobiles and shop scanners can cause heart-rate pacemaker issues. Keith ...