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 ...

Mission Hospital has implanted a pacemaker without wires, or what is commonly referred to as leads, and placed it directly ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Trinity Health Muskegon was the first in the region to implant a new innovative pacemaker. The AVEIR DR, made by Abbott, is the world's first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker. "It's ...

Cardiologists have marked a medical first in South Africa with the successful implantation of a tiny leadless pacemaker.

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses the regeneration of the cardiovascular system. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, but when that rate slows down, patients require a pacemaker. Traditional ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The world’s first dual-chamber leadless pacing system has been approved by ...

The two regional studies utilized a lumenless, bipolar, permanent pacing lead (SelectSecure™ lead model 3830, Medtronic, Inc.) (Fig. 1). This 4.1-Fr-diameter, active fixation, steroid-eluting lead is ...

Typical balloon placement and pretreatment sites relative to pacing/defibrillation leads. Photo Credit: J Am Coll Cardiol EP. Central Illustration (adapted). Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, but when that rate slows down, patients require a pacemaker. Traditional versions are bulky and ...