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What Is a Heart Pacemaker?

Millions of people worldwide live with a pacemaker that regulates their heartbeat, but exactly what are these devices and how do they work? Pacemakers can save the lives of heart patients by ...
This summer, doctors at UnityPoint Health performed the QCA's first leadless pacemaker procedure. Now, Dr. Helbert Acosta breaks down the significance.
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently underwent surgery, but he's already back. On the "Arnold's Pump Club" podcast, the "Terminator" star and former governor of California, 76, shared that he had surgery ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, but when that rate slows down, patients require a pacemaker. Traditional versions are bulky and ...
BIRMINGHAM, UK — A new study finds 3.0 to 7.6 times higher permanent pacemaker implantation rates after valvular surgery compared with CABG, with risk particularly high after dual and triple valve ...
Schwarzenegger first announced he'd undergone heart surgery earlier this month. By Zoe G. Phillips Arnold Schwarzenegger thanked fans for their support Thursday following his pacemaker surgery earlier ...
Cardiologist, Dr. Ray Georgenson, has become the first doctor in Iredell County to successfully perform pacemaker surgery with the AVEIR leadless pacemaker at Iredell Memorial Hospital. “Being the ...
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A South Florida hospital is among the first to perform a first-of-its-kind surgery transforming the future of pacemakers. Prior to the new pacemaker technology being ...
As it turned out, that tragedy hastened Catherine’s decline. Only 15 months later, she also passed, aged 70. Now I want to ...
Doctors at Continental Hospital successfully treated an 87-year-old man with a life-threatening heart condition using a ...