Hollywood has shaped how many people imagine a heart attack—someone clutching their chest and collapsing dramatically. But ...

During an average lifetime, the heart beats more than 2 billion times. To you, it might just be a steady "lub-dub" that speeds up under pressure and slows as you drift to sleep. But behind that ...

When you think of who might need to wear a pacemaker, your mind may go to an elderly person with heart failure or someone who ...

Julie Bowen, famed for Modern Family, faced a health scare at 29. She was diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome. Her sister ...

The Wanted's Max George has provided an update on his health to fans following his heart surgery. The 36-year-old, who ...

On January 24, Dr. Jasvinder Sidhu, an electrophysiologist and cardiologist with DeTar Healthcare System, performed the first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implantation in Victoria.

The pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible, wireless device that is mounted onto the patient’s chest. The skin-interfaced device continuously captures electrocardiogram (ECG) data. When it ...

CHICAGO — A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who ...

Researchers at Northwestern University just found a way to make a temporary pacemaker that’s controlled by light—and it’s smaller than a grain of rice.

A Light-Controlled, Self-Powered Revolution Traditional temporary pacemakers involve a tangle of wires that exit the body through the chest, connecting to an external power source.

‘Significant leap forward’ The pacemaker is paired to a soft patch worn on the patient’s chest, according to a study describing the device in the journal Nature.