Marc Dorenkamp, M.D.; Christoph Breitwieser, M.D.; Andreas J. Morguet, M.D.; Joachim Seegers, M.D.; Steffen Behrens, M.D.; Markus Zabel, M.D. TWA occurs frequently in ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses the regeneration of the cardiovascular system. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

CHICAGO — One person’s used pacemaker is another person’s treasure. A program to refurbish used pacemakers could expand access to the lifesaving devices. In a clinical trial of nearly 300 people, ...

Munich, Germany - In a recent study evaluating the safety of airport metal detectors on implantable cardioverter devices (ICDs) and pacemakers, German investigators conclude that airport security ...

Big news comes in a very small package for the more than 200,000 Americans who get a pacemaker each year to treat slow or irregular heart rhythms. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible ...

Temporary pacemakers can be used as a stopgap measure to regulate the heartbeat after surgery and in emergency situations. But the fact that they need to be surgically installed and removed also ...