SUDDEN death in persons with artificial pacemakers is a continuing and disturbing problem. Causes include pacemaker-catheter displacement, electric-component failure, broken wires and rising pacing ...

Thirty-one consecutive patients (18 boys, 61%) who underwent the implantation of a Medtronic Kappa 901 pacemaker were enrolled. Mean age was 7.5 ± 6.2 years (median 6.5, range 1 day to 24 years).

A ground-breaking new wireless pacemaker technology, which could benefit the world’s 1.5m heart failure patients, has received European CE Mark approval. The company responsible for the innovative ...

We present a complication of the infected pacing system extraction by lobular pneumonia in a 73‑year‑old female patient. The pacing system involved DDD pacemaker, atrial and ventricular endocardial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — A wireless left ventricular endocardial pacing system could be a viable alternative for patients with ...

A 60-year-old man with variant angina was taking verapamil to prevent coronary spasm. Symptomatic second-degree atrioventricular block developed, and he required implantation of a permanent ...

Medtronic ($MDT) has presented data on its leadless pacemaker, Micra, showing consistent safety and efficacy at months after implant--even under extreme conditions ...

Pacing threshold varies during the 24 hours in children (Fig. 2). This variability is low, not exceeding 0.2 V (0.03 ± 0.01 V), so it is unlikely to affect pacemaker programming. There were no ...