A tiny leadless pacemaker implanted at Netcare Unitas Hospital marks a significant step in treating heart rhythm disorders.

Ten years ago, two pediatric heart specialists approached USC biomedical engineer Gerald Loeb with an idea for a new ...

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McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center is now using a new, smaller dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system. The AVEIR™ DR system from Abbott eliminates the need for leads (wires) which can cause ...

Microwave tech is revolutionizing healthcare from diagnostics to wireless implants by enabling noninvasive, connected, and efficient medical and life science solutions. Microwaves have made their ...

Estimates suggest that around three million Americans are living with cardiac pacemakers, according to the American Heart Association. Now, thanks to MountainStar Healthcare, a new kind of pacemaker – ...

The future of cardiac pacing may boil down to a single grain of rice. Engineers at Northwestern University in Chicago have developed a biodegradable pacing device so small it can be injected by needle ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Breakthrough Device Designation to Orchestra BioMed for its atrioventricular interval modulation (AVIM) therapy for patients with uncontrolled ...

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 ...

VIENNA, Austria—Patients who require a pacemaker implant in the 30 days after TAVI have significantly greater risks of death up to a decade later, according to an analysis of the Swiss TAVI registry.