The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can ...

Developed by engineers from Northwestern University, the pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice and could help save babies ...

Researchers at Northwestern developed a temporary pacemaker that’s so small, it can be inserted via a syringe—and will ...

A light-activated pacemaker dissolves in the body after use, offering safer, wireless heart care - especially for newborns ...

Because the human heart requires only a small amount of electrical stimulation, researchers were able to shrink their ...

Whether newer pacing techniques can mitigate death, LV decline, and HF symptoms in TAVI patients remains to be seen.

The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, ...

Though the device is still years away from being used in humans, it could eventually be useful for infants with congenital ...

Researchers unveil a groundbreaking dissolvable pacemaker that eliminates invasive procedures, offering safer and ...

The mini pacemaker device does not have a separate battery. Instead its body functions as a simple type of battery called a ...

Engineers at Illinois' Northwestern University have developed the tiniest pacemaker you'll ever see. It's several times ...

A self-powered, bioresorbable temporary pacemaker the size of a grain of rice has been developed by an international team of ...