Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(5):635-638. Given the potential for both pneumothorax and pericardial effusion in a patient with thoracic trauma, transcutaneous pacemaker capture was not felt to ...

“Risk of infection is a big problem because many of these patients have ongoing infections such as pneumonia,” says Dr. Sharma. “Fortunately we did not find pacemaker-related infections in this small ...

The Transcutaneous Pacing Market is a niche segment within the broader medical device industry, focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of non-invasive external pacemakers. These ...

A fully implantable, bioabsorbable pacemaker has been developed that's capable of sustaining heart rhythms in animal and human donor hearts before disappearing over 5 to 7 weeks. Temporary pacing ...

"It's the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems that keeps your heart rate in the normal range," says Dr. Ruiz-Arango. When patients lose this balance and start having ...

Heart blockage (coronary artery disease) occurs because of a build-up of materials within the arteries, which over time cut off the blood supply to the heart. It is characterised by disruption of ...

The human heart has a natural pacemaker in the sinus node or the sinoatrial node, which is a group of cells that trigger electrical signals to stimulate the rhythmic contraction of the heart. In 1958, ...