A pacemaker is a vital device implanted in the chest to regulate abnormal heart rhythms Read on to know if your pacemaker is ...

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Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg is scheduled to undergo a medical procedure Friday to have his pacemaker ...

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More than three million people across the world are living with a pacemaker - a device placed in your chest or abdomen that sends electrical pulses, helping the heart to beat at a normal rhythm.

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Cardiac researcher Sian Harding discusses scientific advances in heart health including growing artificial hearts from stem ...

Background: Conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation after heart surgery occur in about 1.5% of patients. Early pacemaker implantation may reduce morbidity and ...