There are unique technical issues that must be considered with the implantation of devices in small patients and those with CHD. Although most centers report low complication rates of complications in ...

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 ...

Most patients with a cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the addition of a defibrillator, according to results from the CeRtiTuDe cohort study presented for the ...

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is associated with fewer lead-related complications than a transvenous ICD; however, the subcutaneous ICD cannot provide bradycardia and ...

Mercy Fort Smith physicians implanted a newly approved defibrillator with few long-term complications.

Dr. Brian Olshansky answers the question: 'Airport Scanners With A Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What precautions should patients with pacemakers take when going through airport scanners or other ...

It felt almost routine last Saturday when Vice President Dick Cheney entered George Washington University Hospital for treatment of an irregular heartbeat. This was, after all, the third time in seven ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA cleared an antibiotic-eluting envelope to reduce complications after pacemaker or defibrillator implant.

Two types of implantable cardioverter defibrillators can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death with HCM. Pacemakers and implantable loop recorders also may be options.

Medtronic has issued a warning about rapid unexpected battery depletion that may happen in seven kinds of implantable defibrillators, affecting nearly 340,000 implanted devices worldwide. The Food and ...

R&B star Ray J has shared a sobering update regarding his health, revealing to fans that he may have only months left to live ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart. Randy Faris/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your ...