You must have heard of pacemakers? They are required when the heart's natural system malfunctions, causing it to beat too slowly (bradycardia), irregularly, or even pause. All these can hinder ...
Five years ago, FDA approved Medtronic's Micra, the first leadless pacemaker to reach the U.S. market. Touted as the world's smallest pacemaker, the Medtronic device represented a major innovative ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding healthcare providers about the risk of major complications if cardiac perforation occurs during leadless pacemaker implantation. Cardiac ...
Dear Doctor Roach: In a recent column about a man with prostate cancer who experienced loss of muscle mass, you discussed the ...
The FDA is boosting a recall effort from Boston Scientific regarding batteries potentially underpowering a number of the company’s implanted Accolade pacemakers, which may need to be replaced earlier ...
Long Island Jewish Medical Center has performed what it says is the world’s first implantation of a leadless left ventricular ...
A battery-free pacemaker can harvest energy from each heartbeat, potentially allowing future devices to work far longer ...