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.
Your heart’s job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you’re relaxing, and sometimes it’s faster when you’re exercising or stressed ...
Pacemakers and defibrillators are devices that sit under the skin, in the chest area near a patient's heart. They help with controlling abnormal heart rhythms. A pacemaker can treat an abnormally slow ...
EnRhythm(TM) pacemaker and EnTrust(TM) defibrillators now available in Europe Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the European introductions of the Medtronic EnRhythm(TM) pacemaker ...
Cardiologists at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit say they discovered that the iPhone 12 has the ability to deactivate implantable cardiac devices when held too close to a person’s chest. Apple’s ...
Some portable tech devices equipped with powerful magnets can interfere with your heart implant's ability to regulate dangerous irregular heart rhythms, a new study reports. Swiss researchers found ...
BOSTON - Could your fitness tracker be putting your health at risk? Fitness and wellness trackers in the form of smart watches, rings, and scales that allow consumers to monitor their own heart rates, ...
A new study published by cardiologists indicates that the iPhone 12 can interfere with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (or ICDs) if the phone is placed close to a patient’s heart. But the ...
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