Around 3 million Americans live with a pacemaker - a small electronic device that helps regulate their heart rate. As ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses the regeneration of the cardiovascular system. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

Heart failure is when the heart does not pump enough blood around the body. Biventricular heart failure is when chambers on both sides of the heart, known as ventricles, are affected. Doctors classify ...

The human heart is a highly complex pump made of muscle, complete with its own electric power system, supplying the energy and oxygen it needs to function. The heart’s pumping action is regulated by ...

Gladys Knepper, at 93, had a morning routine that never wavered. She woke up at 6 and made her bed. She got a pot of coffee going and went outside to pick up her copy of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

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 ...

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 – ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways If you have a pacemaker, avoid using airport hand scanners, as they contain magnets that can interfere with it.Keep large motors turned off and more ...