Dr. Naccarelli answers the question: 'Risks Of Implanting A Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What are the risks in having a pacemaker placed? Answer :The insertion of a pacemaker is a common medical ...

A Shenandoah resident recently participated in an innovative approach to pacemaker implantation — and it was performed without a single incision to the chest. On Sept. 2 at Memorial Hermann The ...

For the past 50 years, pacemakers have hardly changed, but a new device has the potential to change how pacemakers work. The device is the size of a large vitamin and is implanted via catheter rather ...

Typically, if an infant is receiving a pacemaker, open-chest surgery is required. Should a new prototype miniature pacemaker reach commercialization, however, all that will be required is a single ...

A prototype for a miniature pacemaker, about the size of an almond, aims to make pacemaker procedures for infants less invasive, less painful, and more efficient, measured by shorter surgeries, faster ...

A pacemaker essentially prevents a slow heartbeat. They are not uncommon, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a big deal for the patient. Now, a new, much smaller option is available at Munson Medical ...

Pacemaker surgery typically requires a doctor to make an incision above a patient’s heart, dig a cavity into which he can implant the heartbeat-regulating device, and then connect the pulse generator ...

Patients are test driving a pacemaker outside the skin before deciding whether to have a permanent implant, reveals novel research. Patients are test driving a pacemaker outside the skin before ...

A 74-year-old woman in India, suffering from complications due to an infected pacemaker, has been successfully treated with a first-of-its-kind leadless pacemaker. This minimally invasive procedure, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Koon Loh, an 81-year-old New Jersey resident, felt shocked and confused when he learned he had a condition that would jeopardize his lifestyle. In 2020, Loh discovered he had an ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways Pacemakers are sensitive to electric and magnetic fields found in numerous devices and machinery.If you have a pacemaker, avoid electromagnetic ...