Surgeons use small prongs to push it into place in the heart. What’s more, the pacemaker monitors the heartbeat and activates only when it needs to. Dr. John Hummel explains: “If it stops for ...

data-based monitoring for maintaining sterility should be a priority (1). 1. Döring M, Richter S, Hindricks G: The diagnosis and treatment of pacemaker-associated infection. Dtsch Arztebl Int ...

Background: To determine the sensitivity and specificity, rate of compliance, and predictors of failure of telephone transmission of pacemaker function in a pediatric population. Methods ...

The pacemaker's manufacturer ... the FDA confirmed there were vulnerabilities in the company's wireless home monitor system, which were subsequently addressed. Then, in April, the watchdog ...