The area's first patient to have a leadless pacemaker fitted said the 'new model sounds much more positive compared to the old ones but I wouldn't be here without them' ...

Crucially, it has a much longer battery life than conventional pacemakers – up to 25 years. It also doesn't have leads, avoiding the kind of malfunction that would require the pacemaker to be ...

Sit silently near Una Ireland and you may hear a clicking sound coming from her chest. For most of Una’s life, a small medical device in her heart has helped her survive. Born just years ...