Wire-free pacemakers the size of a pill have been fitted in British patients for the first time. The operations have been described as a ‘milestone moment’ that could revolutionise the treatment of ...

Abbott Laboratories is pushing the envelope with its pacemaker program. The Abbott, IL-based company has nabbed approval for what it is calling the first dual chamber leadless pacemaker. The Aveir ...

Cardiology staff have been celebrating after carrying out the region's first procedures to fit completely leadless pacemakers. The first patients underwent their surgery at Castle Hill Hospital, in ...

Prof John Morgan (left) called the new device a "milestone for cardiac rhythm management in the UK" The world's smallest pacemaker has been fitted inside the heart of a UK patient, medics have said.

Pengju Li consults to the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. He receives funding from the University of Chicago. By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin ...

The tiny pacemaker sits next to a single grain of rice on a fingertip. The device is so small that it can be non-invasively injected into the body via a syringe. (Image Credit: John A.

Riding legend Lester Piggott has undergone surgery to have a pacemaker fitted to help his heart beat normally. The 83-year-old is recovering from the surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, to ...