The trial was small and halted early, but investigators say the inflammatory hypothesis in TAVI is worth pursuing further.

Roughly the size of a small paperback book, the external pacemaker was also Medtronic ... Kowal said innovation boomed with a new version of the device hitting the market every three to seven ...

The decrease in relative AF burden was substantial (25%), although the absolute difference was small (2.50% control vs. 1.87% treatment). -- Carlson MD, Ip J, Messenger J, et al. A new pacemaker ...

The droplet battery can deliver defibrillator electric shocks to beating mouse hearts, along with providing pacemaker-style control ... keep you up to date with New Scientist events and ...

You will get medicine before the procedure. This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The ...

A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device implanted in your chest to help regulate your heart rate. It consists of two main parts—a pulse generator and leads. Pulse generator: This contains the ...

Researchers in Switzerland assessed the risk posed by commercially available NdFeB magnets to the function of pacemakers in 41 patients and ICDs in 29 patients. They tested two small spherical ...

Specifically, magnets can trigger pacemakers to enter magnet mode, where the device temporarily stops sensing the patient's heart rhythm and defaults to a constant pacing mode. This can result in ...

A 50-foot extension electric cord connected the wall outlet to the pacemaker, and he walked up and down the hospital corridor pushing the pacemaker before him on a small mobile table. On November ...

Implanting chips in the human brain so that people can control computers with their minds reads like something straight out ...

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The Identity pacemaker models 5370 and 5376 feature AF management, a suite of therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities designed to manage pacemaker patients suffering from AF. This tool kit includes: ...