Staff photos / R. Michael Semple Marcia Markworth of Champion, right, talks about her pacemaker while her husband, Gary, listens. She had been feeling lightheaded when at rest. Doctors found that her ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

Your heart’s job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you’re relaxing, and sometimes it’s faster when you’re exercising or stressed ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, but when that rate slows down, patients require a pacemaker. Traditional versions are bulky and ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

There is a 90-year-old patient whose pacemaker's infected lead wires were bound to her blood vessels, creating a critical need for high-tech surgery. "My heart was skipping beats. Even in my sleep, it ...

When someone’s heart skips a beat, or beats too fast, doctors implant pacemakers to create a normal heart rhythm. But with those lifesaving implants comes the risk of infection. There is a 90-year-old ...

Two pacemaker studies: One features an upgrade that engages both the atrium and the ventricle of the heart, and the other highlights the need to design smaller catheters to serve children with slow ...

Erica Davila has had stomach problems her whole life. She was misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. The pain and nausea became so bad she had to leave her job as an operating room nurse. "It's a ...

Having an accelerated junctional rhythm occurs when the atrioventricular node in your heart beats too quickly. It happens as a result of damage to your heart’s primary natural pacemaker. There’s no ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, but when that rate slows down, patients require a pacemaker. Traditional ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A healthy heart beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, but when that rate slows down, patients require a pacemaker. Traditional ...