Thousands of patients with pacemakers are being put at risk of serious infection owing to a scandal which means the batteries run out, experts warned today. Cardiologists have spoken out over ...

Thousands of patients with pacemakers are needlessly being at risk of “serious” infections because their batteries do not last long enough, doctors have warned. They raised the alarm over the heart ...

A new device powered by the heart could finally solve the pacemaker problem. Some 1.5 million Americans have pacemakers implanted to keep their hearts beating steadily. The devices are life-saving, ...

The new gadget uses a hi-tech 'energy harvester' wrapped around the heart to generate electricity THOUSANDS of Brits could be spared the misery of repeated heart surgery after scientists developed a ...

Millions of people have benefited from pacemakers since the first one was implanted in 1958, but the basics facets of the design have remained unchanged. These devices are still battery-operated, with ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prototype piezoelectric pacemakers successfully turned heartbeat energy into battery power. The device was able ...

This new type of cardiac pacemaker is based on a commercially available, automatic wristwatch and does not require battery replacement. "The heart seems to be a very promising energy source because ...

Scientists have found a way to pick the best pacemaker for each patient, potentially making them last years longer. Researchers at the University of Leeds, Université Grenoble Alpes and University ...

US Vice-President Dick Cheney has had minor surgery to replace the battery that powers his heart pacemaker. Doctors discovered last month during a routine physical check that the pacemaker's battery ...

A girl aged seven died when the battery in her pacemaker stopped working, an inquest was told. A test on Naomi Northcott-Slade's pacemaker two weeks before her death had shown there was a problem. But ...