BIRMINGHAM, UK — A new study finds 3.0 to 7.6 times higher permanent pacemaker implantation rates after valvular surgery compared with CABG, with risk particularly high after dual and triple valve ...

Among Medicare beneficiaries, implantation was especially frequent for female patients and those undergoing tricuspid valve replacement with or without concomitant left-sided heart surgeries.

A Kolkata hospital successfully implanted a pacemaker in a woman with a rare heart condition, marking the first such case in India. Led by Dr. Soumya Patra, the procedure tackled anatomical challenges ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Norton Children's Heart Institute is celebrating what it said is a medical first for the United States: the life-saving implantation of a tiny pacemaker into the chest of ...

The baseline characteristics of the 6,268 cardiac surgery patients are outlined in Table I. The mean age of the study patients was 66 ± 10 years. Overall, 141 (2.2%) patients underwent PPM ...

Pacemaker implant performed on patient with ‘rare anatomical condition’ at Kolkata hospital ...

LARGO, Fla. — A new type of pacemaker is on the market and now helping patients with heart issues in Florida. Danette Strange-Gay, the patient, hopes to be a kidney transplant recipient after years of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A baby born weighing less than 3lbs, with congenital structural heart defects and complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB) is recovering after doctors at Norton Children's Heart ...

Hoag clinical cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Rajesh Banker holds the dual chamber leadless pacemaker, which is smaller than an AAA battery. Two of Orange County’s biggest hospitals, Hoag Memorial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TAVR was tied to similar long-term mortality vs. surgical AVR for severe aortic stenosis. But use of ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a pacemaker successfully implanted Sunday morning amid recent health problems, his office said. "The procedure is over. The PM feels fine, he will stay ...