“Risk of infection is a big problem because many of these patients have ongoing infections such as pneumonia,” says Dr. Sharma. “Fortunately we did not find pacemaker-related infections in this small ...

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(5):635-638. Given the potential for both pneumothorax and pericardial effusion in a patient with thoracic trauma, transcutaneous pacemaker capture was not felt to ...

A fully implantable, bioabsorbable pacemaker has been developed that's capable of sustaining heart rhythms in animal and human donor hearts before disappearing over 5 to 7 weeks. Temporary pacing ...

"It's the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems that keeps your heart rate in the normal range," says Dr. Ruiz-Arango. When patients lose this balance and start having ...