First created for adults, the Micra pacemaker is now used at 15 pediatric centers around the globe — including LeBonheur.

Earl Bakken compares the first Medtronic pacemaker to the company’s Micra pacemaker, roughly the size of a large vitamin capsule. (Courtesy of Medtronic) The first implantable device “was ...

Additional LockeT studies are planned that focus on different procedure types and catheter sizes. This includes a study to evaluate LockeT in patients that require large-bore venous access such as ...

The work was also published in Circulation. The device is designed to surround a leadless pacemaker, such as the Medtronic Micra, which sits in the heart's right ventricle. The challenge with a ...

Although some studies have demonstrated that, given appropriate precautions, MRI can be safely performed in patients with selected implantable pacemakers, MRI in pacemaker patients is still ...

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: ...

The Accent MRI pacemaker, with the Tendril MRI lead, is an MRI conditional system, offering safe performance of a full-body MRI scan on the patient using a 1.5 T (Tesla) field-strength MRI scanner.

Signs of heart block may vary from person to person. In some people, it may be mild and asymptomatic, while others may ...

Background: Patients over the age of 75 represent more than half the recipients of permanent pacemakers. It is not known if they have a different risk of complications than younger patients.

The updated Nissan Micra can now count style among its list of attributes thanks to this successful makeover. Unfortunately, changes to the cabin haven’t quite gone far enough so it still feels ...

The Micra name stretches all the way back to 1982, and the fourth-generation model has finally arrived. It’s more a case of evolution rather than revolution for the tiny runaround ...