Background: Patients over the age of 75 represent more than half the recipients of permanent pacemakers. It is not known if they have a different risk of complications than younger patients. Methods: ...

Millions of people worldwide live with a pacemaker that regulates their heartbeat, but exactly what are these devices and how do they work? Pacemakers can save the lives of heart patients by ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TAVR was tied to similar long-term mortality vs. surgical AVR for severe aortic stenosis. But use of ...

"It's been a setback," the 36-year-old musician said Max George/Instagram Max George of The Wanted revealed that he underwent a second heart surgery after complications with his pacemaker. On Feb. 16, ...

Three heart surgeries and a pacemaker can’t slow down Arnold Schwarzenegger. Earlier this week, the former California governor revealed he was recently fitted for a pacemaker. In a post to Instagram, ...

CHICAGO -- Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation ...