Almost all pacemakers use wires to send electrical signals that help your heart beat normally. Most patients will never experience problems or complications from these life-saving devices. But for a ...

World’s first leadless pacemaker honored by electrophysiology community as most innovative product at Cardiostim 2014 ST. PAUL, Minn. & NICE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global ...

Medtronic has competition in the U.S. market for leadless pacemakers. The Dublin, Ireland-based company made history nearly six years ago to the day when FDA approved the Micra leadless pacemaker on ...

The human heart rate is under the influence of various hormonal and neural control mechanisms. Normally, conduction of an electrical impulse through the heart begins at the sinoatrial (SA) node and ...

A mind-blowing feat of engineering, leadless pacemakers could prove to be a cash cow for Medtronic and St. Jude (its Nanostim is shown above), which both have such products on the market in Europe.

Medtronic has secured Medicare coverage for its leadless pacemaker, Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) agreed to cover Micra TPS through its ...

Cardiologist, Dr. Ray Georgenson, has become the first doctor in Iredell County to successfully perform pacemaker surgery with the AVEIR leadless pacemaker at Iredell Memorial Hospital. “Being the ...

Patients receiving leadless pacemakers experience overall fewer short-term and mid-term complications than those receiving traditional transvenous pacemakers, a new study found. Patients receiving ...

A novel leadless cardiac pacemaker demonstrates stable performance and reassuring safety over 1 year after implantation, according to results from a small study published in the April 21, 2015, issue ...

If you have an irregular heartbeat, you may benefit from a new pacemaker device that doctors say has much fewer complications than traditional pacemakers. A survivor of polio, Barbara Wade has atrial ...

FRENO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The heart is a central organ that never stops. It pumps blood and carries oxygen and nutrients throughout our bodies. "The heart beats more than 100,000 times a day," says Dr.

Hoag clinical cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Rajesh Banker holds the dual chamber leadless pacemaker, which is smaller than an AAA battery. Two of Orange County’s biggest hospitals, Hoag Memorial ...