A 79-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Guangzhou, China, with progressive dyspnea and edema. Echocardiography and ...

Scientists have designed a temporary, battery-free pacemaker that can be broken down by the patient’s body when its work is done, the latest advance in the emerging field of bioelectronics. In a paper ...

Doctors and patients alike can heart-ly believe that researchers developed a wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in the body. The pacemaker is for patients who need temporary assistance to regulate ...

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 ...

Pacemakers, relied upon by many patients with irregular heart rhythms, are not built for children. Scrambling up trees, hanging from monkey bars, and even the simple act of growing make the device ...

Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible ...

Last week, Abbott began the commercial launch of its new leadless pacemaker, which it believes is a historic development in the world of cardiac rhythm devices. Aveir DR is a better option than ...

Medtronic has competition in the U.S. market for leadless pacemakers. The Dublin, Ireland-based company made history nearly six years ago to the day when FDA approved the Micra leadless pacemaker on ...