This summer, doctors at UnityPoint Health performed the QCA's first leadless pacemaker procedure. Now, Dr. Helbert Acosta ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Adventist Health Hanford is the first Central Valley hospital to offer patients the "world's tiniest pacemaker." The first procedure was done in May. The average pacemaker is ...

You will get medicine before the procedure. This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The ...

A physician from the Heart and Vascular Institute at Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center became the first interventional cardiologist in the nation to place a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker.

A tiny leadless pacemaker implanted at Netcare Unitas Hospital marks a significant step in treating heart rhythm disorders.

PERSON IN MASSACHUSETTS TO GET IT. HI, DOCTOR ROSEN, GOOD MORNING. KAREN PESKOWITZ IS NO STRANGER TO EXAM ROOMS OR HOSPITALS. THE WELLESLEY MOM AND TEACHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEART CONDITION IN ...

Researchers have examined long-term outcomes in patients who received pacemaker implantations after transcatheter aortic valve replacement through their groin. The result showed no significant ...

A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps keep the heart beating regularly. It can represent a life-changing treatment for heart conditions such as arrhythmias. It is generally not too ...

LARGO, Fla. — A new type of pacemaker is on the market and now helping patients with heart issues in Florida. Danette Strange-Gay, the patient, hopes to be a kidney transplant recipient after years of ...

A pacemaker can help your heart maintain a consistent rhythm. The procedure to insert a pacemaker typically involves a doctor making an incision in the skin that creates a “pocket” where the pacemaker ...

Complete healing from pacemaker surgery can take up to 6 weeks. However, people may need to restrict themselves from certain activities, such as heavy lifting, for longer. Factors such as age and ...