Scientists have successfully transformed guinea-pig heart-muscle cells into pacemaker cells, paving the way for a biological alternative to artificial pacemakers. Pacemaker cells generate electrical ...

Hong Kong, China - A remote ultrasound energy source may one day replace implanted pacing leads in permanent pacemakers, results from a pilot study suggest [1]. Dr Kathy L Lee (University of Hong Kong ...

Needing a permanent pacemaker after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) was linked to mortality in Swedish registry data. Such risk was not apparent in the first few years: all-cause mortality ...

Cardiac patch: Schematic of the device, which comprises an array of pressure-sensitive transistors and biocompatible pacing electrodes with encapsulation layers. The device is attached to the ...

LOS ANGELES >> Dodgers Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda underwent surgery Thursday to replace the pacemaker in his heart. The procedure was confirmed by the Dodgers on Friday morning. The team added in a ...

Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is recovering after surgery to replace his pacemaker. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Friday on Twitter that Lasorda “is doing well.” He had the surgery Thursday. A ...

"The level of precision is reminiscent of what one can do in a computer model, except here it was done in real heart cells, in real time," says Emilia Entcheva. (Credit: penjelly/Flickr) Instead of ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgersmanager Tommy Lasorda is "doing well" after undergoing surgery Thursday to have his pacemaker replaced, the team announced Friday on Twitter. The team said last Saturday that ...

Researchers have examined long-term outcomes in patients who received pacemaker implantations after transcatheter aortic valve replacement through their groin. The result showed no significant ...

LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda is recovering after surgery to replace his pacemaker. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Friday on Twitter that Lasorda “is doing well.” He had the surgery ...