A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...

Children's National presents proof-of-concept design for miniature pacemakers at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2018 At 2:15 p.m. C.T. on Sunday, Nov. 11, Rohan Kumthekar, M.D., ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) -UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center has reached a new milestone in cardiac care by performing the Quad Cities’ first leadless pacemaker procedure, offering patients a ...

See that teeny tiny rectangle next to that pencil tip up there? That’s a pacemaker – the world’s smallest in fact, which has just been revealed in a new study. Cardiac pacemakers are up there with ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — OSF Hospital in Urbana is celebrating a new breakthrough in how people with heart complications are treated. It’s all thanks to a new pacemaker, which makes it easier on patients ...

The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can become a race against time to restore balance. For decades, doctors have ...

Many patients require temporary pacemakers after heart surgery - either while waiting for a permanent pacemaker or to help restore normal heart rate during their recovery. For the current standard of ...

Cardiac pacemaker implantations (DRG 116) made the headlines in the first-ever Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter (issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] just this ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Quad Cities’ first leadless pacemaker procedure was performed this summer at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center, marking a milestone in local heart care. The July 2025 ...