The cardiac pacemaker harmlessly dissolves over the course of 35 days. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Temporary cardiac pacemakers provide essential pacing for patients with short-term heart ...

SUDDEN death in persons with artificial pacemakers is a continuing and disturbing problem. Causes include pacemaker-catheter displacement, electric-component failure, broken wires and rising pacing ...

The rhythm is regular at a rate of 78 beats/min. Before each QRS complex, there are two pacing stimuli (+,v) with a very short interval (0.06 sec) between them. They are both ventricular pacing ...

Dr. William O'Neill answers the question: 'Pacemaker, Defibrillator Scenarios?' — -- Question: What is the difference between abnormal heart rhythms treated by pacemakers and defibrillators?

Anyone who has learned to read ECGs has heard it before: "You can't diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on an ECG in the presence of a pacemaker." We have actually heard the same dictum ...

PHILADELPHIA — Accelerometer-based atrial sensing with a novel, enhanced, automated algorithm in patients with atrioventricular block and a single-chamber leadless pacemaker in the right ventricle ...

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 ...

Other hot topics included new data on LAAO and conduction-system pacing, plus the go-ahead for ablation in ASCs.

THIS paper is a report of the clinical application of an intracardiac pacemaker in the therapy of severe or intractable Stokes–Adams seizures associated with heart block. This is the first recorded ...

AdaptivCRT® Algorithm Customizes Therapy for Heart Failure Patients and Improves Their Response Rates MINNEAPOLIS - Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval ...

LivaNova is exploring strategic options for its cardiac rhythm management (CRM) business. The medtech company decided to look to offload the $250 million-a-year pacemaker and defibrillator unit after ...