A pacemaker can greatly improve daily life, and many people can return to normal life quickly. However, it is important to maintain the device and be aware of certain lifestyle changes. A pacemaker is ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe—and be noninvasively injected into the body. Although it can work with hearts of all ...

Though a Northwestern-developed quarter-size dissolvable pacemaker worked well in pre-clinical animal studies, cardiac surgeons asked if it was possible to make the device smaller. To reduce the size ...

A pacemaker may be useful for atrial fibrillation (AFib) involving a slow heart rate or other heart conduction disorders. However, doctors may recommend lifestyle changes to manage AFib before a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The My Heart Your Heart study compared reconditioned pacemakers with that of new pacemakers among patients in ...

Tiny device can be inserted with a syringe, then dissolves after it's no longer needed. (Nanowerk News) Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can fit inside the ...