Cardiac patch: Schematic of the device, which comprises an array of pressure-sensitive transistors and biocompatible pacing electrodes with encapsulation layers. The device is attached to the ...

Hong Kong, China - A remote ultrasound energy source may one day replace implanted pacing leads in permanent pacemakers, results from a pilot study suggest [1]. Dr Kathy L Lee (University of Hong Kong ...

LOS ANGELES >> Dodgers Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda underwent surgery Thursday to replace the pacemaker in his heart. The procedure was confirmed by the Dodgers on Friday morning. The team added in a ...

Nanostim, pictured next to a dime, is inserted into a patient through the femoral artery in the groin. Some doctors say a new pacemaker about the size of a triple-A battery could be revolutionary.

Last week, we brought you the news that Los Angeles Dodgers legend and Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda had spent several days in the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital. Details about ...

Iowa State basketball coach Fred Hoiberg knew that at some point he would be forced to have his pacemaker replaced. Doctors told him as much after open-heart surgery ended his NBA career in 2005. He ...