Scientists have designed a solar panel-like pacemaker that can precisely control heartbeats. Eugene Mymrin/Moment via Getty Images By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ...

Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, a University of Michigan-led study suggests. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker therapy in ...

Heart failure symptoms have been reversed in patients with a new pacemaker that changes how the heart is fuelled.

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses the regeneration of the cardiovascular system. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

Robert Kowal, MD, tells MD+DI how he became involved with the development of Medtronic's Micra leadless pacemaker.

If you have a pacemaker, you know how much it’s changed your life, but many people in low and middle-income countries don’t have access to that same treatment. The reasons are simple: pacemakers are ...

Introduction: The cardiovascular system (CVS) is heavily influenced by the autonomic nervous system. Additionally, there is a functional alteration during the various stages of sleep. In nonrapid eye ...

Cardiac device patients are still at risk of being adversely impacted by electronic anti-theft systems commonly used in retail centers, according to new research presented at CARDIOSTIM-EHRA EUROPACE ...

Pengju Li consults to the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. He receives funding from the University of Chicago. By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin ...