Cardiac pacing devices have been widely prescribed to diagnose bradycardia (slow or missing stimulation of the complete ventricle) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy since the invention of ...

The FDA approved a new, tiny pacemaker from Medtronic that does not require the wiring of separate electrodes between the implant and the heart. Less than one-tenth the size of traditional pacemakers ...

Specialists at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) have successfully implanted a leadless pacemaker for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa, a milestone ...

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. Methods: ...