There are unique technical issues that must be considered with the implantation of devices in small patients and those with CHD. Although most centers report low complication rates of complications in ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators have a growing use in pediatrics and in patients with congenital heart disease, but they present unique problems and implications for their implantation and follow-up.

Pacemakers and defibrillators are devices that help manage heart rhythm problems, but they work differently. A pacemaker ...

Slow heart rates can also be caused by other diseases, including thyroid problems and Lyme disease. In these cases, slow rates are treatable without a pacemaker. A common pacemaker system has a ...

Most patients with a cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the addition of a defibrillator, according to results from the CeRtiTuDe cohort study presented for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart. Randy Faris/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've seen emergency defibrillators in public places, but I've also heard that some people need to wear them or have them implanted for heart rhythm problems. Can you explain the ...

BOSTON -- A leadless pacemaker reliably communicated with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) to deliver anti-tachycardia (ATP) and bradycardia pacing, the MODULAR ATP study ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health regulators are taking a closer look at ways to solve the many problems found with external defibrillators, the life-saving medical devices located in emergency rooms, ...