A comparison of size between the standard-size pacemaker and Robert Yung’s new one. The bulk of the procedure — 40 minutes — was spent repairing the entry point for the catheter in Yung’s groin, Shen ...
This summer, doctors at UnityPoint Health performed the QCA's first leadless pacemaker procedure. Now, Dr. Helbert Acosta ...
Amid allegations that an anaesthetist has been improperly inserting pacemakers into hospital patients, the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) announced yesterday that it stands behind its procedures. The ...
A win for Cape Town hospital using minimally invasive technique to insert world’s smallest pacemaker
Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital’s specialist cardiac unit has inserted the world’s smallest, leadless pacemaker, self-contained within the heart and 93% smaller than conventional pacemakers. A ...
A pacemaker is an electric medical device that’s generally about the size of a matchbox. A surgeon implants it under your skin to help manage irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. Pacemakers can ...
Defibrillators use electrical shocks to restore a normal heart rate, especially in cases of life threatening arrhythmias or sudden cardiac arrest, while pacemakers use low-energy electrical pulses to ...
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, ...
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