An artificial pacemaker is a medical device which maintains an adequate heartbeat by delivering electrical impulses to the heart. They are indicated when the natural impulses (from the sinoatrial node ...

A Dec. 7 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an X-ray of a dog with an implanted pacemaker. “If you have a pacemaker, you can put it in your Will to have your pacemaker donated to a dog in ...

Generally, pacemakers improve quality of life for individuals who have a condition causing bradycardia, or a slowed heart rate. However, because there is an electrical device implanted near your heart ...

In the normal heart, the lower chambers (ventricles) pump at the same time and in sync with the heart's upper chambers (atria). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), also called biventricular ...

Researchers at Northwestern University just found a way to make a temporary pacemaker that’s controlled by light—and it’s smaller than a grain of rice. A study on the new device, published last week ...

If you have a pacemaker, you can donate it to a dog after you die. The same claim was also spread on X (formerly Twitter) informing other users that "It even saves the dog's owner the cost of the ...

Your heart has an internal pacemaker called the sinus node. It's a group of cells, located on top of your heart, that sends electrical signals into the heart and controls your heartbeat. Sometimes, ...

Scientists have unveiled the smallest pacemaker ever, the size of a grain of rice, which provides a temporary solution for heartbeats. This wireless, dissolvable device represents a major advancement ...