Roughly one percent of infants are born with heart defects every year. The majority of these cases only require a temporary implant for about seven days to allow time for the heart to naturally ...

The future of health care coverage may be in limbo — but the future of medicine is not. Thanks to nanotechnology, everything is getting smaller — way smaller. The latest example in Palm Beach County: ...

Scientists have found a way to pick the best pacemaker for each patient, potentially making them last years longer.

In a breakthrough development, scientists from Northwestern University, have unveiled the world's smallest pacemaker, tinier than one could ever imagine- even smaller than the size of a rice grain.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A baby is recovering at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia after receiving the smallest pacemaker in the world. The tiny pacemaker that is keeping the baby alive was adapted ...

An international team of researchers has revealed a game-changing, self-sustaining, and biodegradable pacemaker, the size of a grain of rice, that may transform post-surgical cardiac care, especially ...

For the tiniest infants born with heart defects, a pacemaker the size of a pill now provides hope to families who are dealing with the problem. NBC News' Yamiche ...

St Paul, MN - The FDA has granted pre-market approval to St Jude Medical for its ultra-small pacemaker. The St Jude Medical Microny® II SR+ AutoCapture ? PacingSystem is the smallest pacemaker in the ...

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