Hence, it is not surprising that the use of this approach increased with longer implantation times: 5, 11, 20 and 31%, respectively, in leads that are <1, 1–3, 4–7 and ≥8 years old in one ...

The doctor will place the pacemaker under the skin of your chest. He or she will attach the leads to the pacemaker. Then the cut will be closed with stitches. The procedure usually takes 2 to 3 hours.

Their underlying active principles differ, however. For clinical practice this means that only leads and pacemaker aggregates from the same manufacturer should be implanted. The feasible ...

A team of heart experts in Southampton is taking part in the global trial A new pacemaker with no leads, aimed at preventing a sudden cardiac arrest has been implanted in a man's chest during a ...

An 85-year-old woman presented complaining of chest pain one week after discharge from another hospital, where she had undergone the placement of a dual-chamber pacemaker to treat sick sinus syndrome.

Leads (wires): These wires connect the pacemaker to your heart, sending electrical signals to regulate your heartbeat. They ...

Traditional pacemakers use leads which sit in veins and deliver an electronic pulse when they sense abnormalities. But the new device did not have wires and so was smaller and lasted longer ...