Specifically, magnets can trigger pacemakers to enter magnet mode, where the device temporarily stops sensing the patient's heart rhythm and defaults to a constant pacing mode. This can result in ...

The highest risk is observed in patients with low DBP and concurrently increased PP, likely indicating vascular stiffness. To our knowledge, no studies have assessed the programming of pacemakers to ...

This review will describe the outstanding issues and controversies surrounding the safety of MRI imaging in pacemaker patients and the potential benefits of the new MRI-conditional technology.

Oct. 30, 2024 — New research suggests older adults wait 3-6 months after a heart attack before elective noncardiac surgery to reduce the risk of serious complications like stroke or another heart ...

The medical device maker has completed more than 40 acquisitions in recent years, helping turn it into one of the state’s ...

Introduction: The advent of leadless pacemaker (LP) technology has revolutionized cardiac rhythm management ... Our case emphasizes that the differential diagnosis of new onset of signs and symptoms ...

Implanting chips in the human brain so that people can control computers with their minds reads like something straight out ...

The Identity pacemaker models 5370 and 5376 feature AF management, a suite of therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities designed to manage pacemaker patients suffering from AF. This tool kit includes: ...

By Emma G. FitzsimmonsGrace Ashford and Winnie Hu The fire, in Inwood Hill Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the ...

FDA approved the Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) platform for drug refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Johnson & ...

Nothing could prepare me for the reality of losing my father, Leon Levinsky—a man whose life was devoted to mending hearts, ...

The Shellowship of the Ring: Two New Snail Species Named After Tolkien Characters Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after ...