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 ...

The highest risk is observed in patients with low DBP and concurrently increased PP, likely indicating vascular stiffness. To our knowledge, no studies have assessed the programming of pacemakers to ...

This review will describe the outstanding issues and controversies surrounding the safety of MRI imaging in pacemaker patients and the potential benefits of the new MRI-conditional technology.

Oct. 30, 2024 — New research suggests older adults wait 3-6 months after a heart attack before elective noncardiac surgery to reduce the risk of serious complications like stroke or another heart ...

Introduction: The advent of leadless pacemaker (LP) technology has revolutionized cardiac rhythm management ... Our case emphasizes that the differential diagnosis of new onset of signs and symptoms ...

The medical device maker has completed more than 40 acquisitions in recent years, helping turn it into one of the state’s ...

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: ...

By Emma G. FitzsimmonsGrace Ashford and Winnie Hu The fire, in Inwood Hill Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the ...

Nothing could prepare me for the reality of losing my father, Leon Levinsky—a man whose life was devoted to mending hearts, ...

FDA approved the Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) platform for drug refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Johnson & ...

The Shellowship of the Ring: Two New Snail Species Named After Tolkien Characters Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after ...

Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports. Heart disease deaths linked to obesity increased 2.8-fold between 1999 and 2020 ...