Your heart’s job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you’re relaxing, and sometimes it’s faster when you’re exercising or stressed ...

The FDA has cleared a new device manager platform from Medtronic that allows physicians to program and download data from compatible cardiac implants using an iPad. The medtech giant’s portable ...

More than 20 years ago, Terri Mattula’s dog Gator passed out while her husband was walking him. They took Gator to the vet and learned he had a third-degree heart block and needed a pacemaker. However ...

(National) June 16, 2004 - Twenty-first century technology is making life easier for people with pacemakers. Thanks to a brand new computer program, pacemaker patients can have their latest medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Wireless pacemakers may be a safe and effective short-term option for children requiring permanent pacing.

Heart patients in Georgia are donating their used pacemakers to pets with cardiac issues that are in need of a little help. Terri Mattula, a nurse who works in cardiology, spearheaded the donation ...

If you have a pacemaker, you know how much it’s changed your life, but many people in low and middle-income countries don’t have access to that same treatment. The reasons are simple: pacemakers are ...