THE NHS fits 18,000 pacemakers a year. Here, 67-year-old Joyce Underwood, who lives with her husband in Kibworth, near Leicester, tells us about her operation, and her cardiologist explains the ...
Background: Conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation after heart surgery occur in about 1.5% of patients. Early pacemaker implantation may reduce morbidity and ...
For most of us, drinking a cup of coffee is no big deal. The same can be said about carrying a tray of food at a potluck, drinking wine at communion or putting on makeup or shaving before work. If ...
Researchers are developing tech-forward devices like leadless pacemakers, pacemakers so small no surgery is needed, and even pacemakers that can dissolve once they are no longer needed.
The Identity pacemaker models 5370 and 5376 feature AF management, a suite of therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities designed to manage pacemaker patients suffering from AF. This tool kit includes: ...
A Bakersfield hospital Monday became the first in Kern County to successfully implant the AVEIR DR, the world's first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system from Abbott that treats people with ...
My family of 5 went on our first cruise. We had fun, but there are 4 things I wish we'd known before getting on the ship. I vacationed in Bali with 18 of my family members. It was supposed to be ...
MAX George has shown off his brutal scar after having an emergency heart operation. The 36-year-old was rushed into A&E last month and underwent life-saving pacemaker surgery in Manchester.