BIRMINGHAM, UK — A new study finds 3.0 to 7.6 times higher permanent pacemaker implantation rates after valvular surgery compared with CABG, with risk particularly high after dual and triple valve ...

You must have heard of pacemakers? They are required when the heart's natural system malfunctions, causing it to beat too ...

Learn about swimming with a pacemaker, including when it’s safe to resume swimming and what precautions to take after surgery to protect your health.

The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can become a race against time to restore balance. For decades, doctors have ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe—and be noninvasively injected into the body. Although it can work with hearts of all ...

A.J. Johnson, a 6-foot-7-inch standout, is back to playing the game he loves after a massive growth spurt nearly cost him his life.

The tiny pacemaker sits next to a single grain of rice on a fingertip. The device is so small that it can be non-invasively injected into the body via a syringe. Northwestern University engineers have ...