Cardiologists have marked a medical first in South Africa with the successful implantation of a tiny leadless pacemaker.

A construction company struck a water line in West Jordan on Monday afternoon, potentially affecting both the evening and morning commute.The city announced on Multiple crashes reported on Interstate ...

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.

This summer, doctors at UnityPoint Health performed the QCA's first leadless pacemaker procedure. Now, Dr. Helbert Acosta ...

Wireless or leadless pacemakers, commonly implanted in adults, may be a safe and effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats, according to new research published today in Circulation ...

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 new leadless dual-chamber pacemaker for patients with heart issues could be available later this year, according to new research published last week and funded by Abbott Medical. The U.S. Food and ...

Patients who received leadless pacemakers experienced fewer short-term and mid-term complications overall than those who had traditional transvenous pacemakers, a Cleveland Clinic-led research study ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.