A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from ...

Medics are now carrying out an advanced pacing technique which doctors say is helping hearts beat more naturally ...

Vice President Dick Cheney's routine checkup on Friday revealed no new blockages in his heart, but doctors said he needs a new battery for a special pacemaker he has in his chest, a spokeswoman said.

A Shenandoah resident recently participated in an innovative approach to pacemaker implantation — and it was performed without a single incision to the chest. On Sept. 2 at Memorial Hermann The ...

The new device could mean pacemaker patients no longer have to undergo risky surgery to replace batteries. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the ...

A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced by researchers from Rice University and their colleagues at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) ...