As we witness the rapid advancement of technology, lifesaving devices such as connected pacemakers and other medical implants ...

A biventricular pacemaker -- or resynchronization device -- is essentially a box or pacemaker that is implanted under the skin, near the shoulder. Wires then go into the heart. And those wires ...

A pacemaker is a small device that can send electrical signals to your heart. Here's who needs a pacemaker and how it works.

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.

Procedure-related infection rates were similar with reconditioned and new pacemakers, according to late-breaking research ...

Pacemakers, like the one Arnold Schwarzenegger recently had implanted, help regulate a patient's heartbeat.

A trial led by Project My Heart Your Heart assessed the safety of implanting pacemakers reconditioned using a specific protocol compared with new devices in several low- and middle-income ...

In 2012, Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon, died from complications following heart surgery. His doctors had implanted a temporary pacemaker. When the pacemaker wires were later ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband has a pacemaker. We have an induction stove, and his cardiologist was uncertain if it was safe for him to use it. So, he does not cook on the stovetop and stays clear when I ...

During and after chemotherapy, nearly half of cancer patients endure circadian rhythm disruptions, which worsens treatment ...