There are two common implantable devices for the heart: artificial pacemakers and defibrillators. Artificial pacemakers keep ...

Preliminary findings from a randomized trial of 300 patients across seven countries shows that used pacemakers, when properly ...

Old” pacemakers may still work for years, so doctors are refurbishing used devices and donating them to patients in low- and middle-income countries.

Many hope My Heart Your Heart will catalyze an effort to help patients worldwide who need but can’t afford these devices.

There are two common implantable devices for the heart: artificial pacemakers and defibrillators. Artificial pacemakers keep ...

Epicardial pacemaker and defibrillator systems are commonly used ... Special knowledge of congenital heart lesions and postoperative anatomy is imperative in managing devices in patients with ...

According to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2023 Update, an estimated 93,000 pacemaker and defibrillator procedures were performed for inpatients in 2018 in ...

"implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact". Implanted defibrillators send electrical pulses to regulate abnormal heart ...

European Heart Rhythm Association expert consensus ... Zellner RA, Aulisio MP, Lewis WR: Should implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and permanent pacemakers in patients with terminal illness ...

PHOENIX - A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators ... coming from the patient's heart. The increasing prevalence ...