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 ...

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.

The world’s tiniest pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — could help save babies born with heart defects, say scientists. The miniature device can be inserted with a syringe and dissolves after ...

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

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A medical device the size of a pill is now saving lives in West Michigan. Retired dentist Herb Carpenter is Spectrum Health’s first patient to receive Medtronic’s newly ...

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