Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ... the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first cardiac pacemaker designed to be used safely but conditionally during MRI examinations.

We therefore recommend pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery for patients who are pacemaker dependent after surgery and whose spontaneous rhythm does not recover by postoperative day 5.

Researchers at The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have discovered a backup natural pacemaker, which is able to generate a pulse and control the heart rate. The ...

Magnets are being designed to help prevent heart attacks. And doctors believe the devices, which attract clot-busting drugs to areas of the body where they are needed, could also be used to treat ...

"implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact". Implanted defibrillators send electrical pulses to regulate abnormal heart ...

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There are two common implantable devices for the heart: artificial pacemakers and defibrillators. Artificial pacemakers keep ...

Nevertheless, it is recommended that capsule endoscopy is not performed in patients with cardiac pacemakers or other electronic devices because of the possibility of electronic interference ...

It also reduces the risk of complications from traditional pacemakers, which have a battery, a generator, and wires. The wires are threaded into your heart through a vein. A metal box with the ...

There are two common implantable devices for the heart: artificial pacemakers and defibrillators. Artificial pacemakers keep ...

Christensen, Clayton M. "We've Got Rhythm! Medtronic Corp.'s Cardiac Pacemaker Business (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 698-056, March 1998.