The leads that connect external pacemakers to the heart can potentially cause problems, either if they're removed or left in place. German scientists are therefore developing an alternative, in the ...

Infection of pacemaker leads can develop into a serious systemic infection. Since investigations have shown that lead infection could originate from the site of pacemaker implantation, identification ...

Kara Reamer’s pacemaker didn’t like her. At 36, she suffered from a condition called swallow syncope. As she ate, the act of swallowing affected her vagus nerve, causing a drop in her heart rate that ...

Hong Kong, China - A remote ultrasound energy source may one day replace implanted pacing leads in permanent pacemakers, results from a pilot study suggest [1]. Dr Kathy L Lee (University of Hong Kong ...

Mangaluru: Doctors at Omega Hospital Pvt Ltd successfully removed a 35-year-old embedded pacemaker lead in a rare and complex ...

Box 1. Indications for transvenous lead extraction. Complete device and lead removal is recommended in all patients with definite CIED system infection, as evidenced by valvular endocarditis, lead ...

Approximately 50,000 single-chamber pacemakers are currently implanted in the U.S. each year; until now, these patients have not been able to access MRI scans. BIOTRONIK is the first company in the ...

If you have an irregular heartbeat, you may benefit from a new pacemaker device that doctors say has much fewer complications than traditional pacemakers. A survivor of polio, Barbara Wade has atrial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement in patients with trans-tricuspid valve pacemaker leads without ...

In 1997, FDA published a draft document recommending that individuals with implanted pacemakers should not enter magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure rooms or come within the 5-G line around the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a minimally invasive pacemaker-implant system from Medtronic that attaches to the inside of the heart in a way that some physicians believe is more ...