Nancy Guthrie, pacemaker
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Unconfirmed media reports say Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker stopped syncing with her Apple devices. Here's what that means.
If you recently got a pacemaker due to an arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat), heart failure, or bradycardia (a heart that beats too slowly), you might have concerns about getting back into exercise. It may seem like working out with a pacemaker is off the ...
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and implantable devices: What to know about ICDs (and other options)
Two types of implantable cardioverter defibrillators can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death with HCM. Pacemakers and implantable loop recorders also may be options.
Robert Kowal, MD, tells MD+DI how he became involved with the development of Medtronic's Micra leadless pacemaker.
Biotronik designed its leadless pacing system to use atrial electrical far-field sensing. The company says it would represent the world’s first intracardiac pacemaker to do so. It enables atrioventricular (AV)-synchronous pacing at rest and during exercise with a single cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED).