Doctors and NGO came forward to save the life of a 6-year-boy with heart disease
Donations by an NGO and by a few doctors at a government-run hospital in Noida saved the life of a 6-year-boy who had a congenital heart disease and needed an immediate surgery to implant a pacemaker.
Apr 08, 2022, 15:34 PM IST
Mumbai doctors do the unthinkable, implant world's smallest leadless pacemaker in 78-year-old man
Doctors at Mumbai hospital have implanted the world's smallest pacemaker, with advanced pacing technology, in the heart of a 78-year-old man.
Jun 16, 2017, 13:54 PM IST
Wireless, battery-less pacemaker developed
The pacemaker harvests energy wirelessly from radio frequency radiation transmitted by an external battery pack, researchers at Rice University in the US said.
Jun 06, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
Beware! Household appliances used in close proximity with the body may cause pacemaker failure
The study found that pacemakers are susceptible to EMF that can occur in everyday life, in particular when programmed to maximum sensitivity or so called unipolar sensing mode.
Mar 01, 2017, 21:32 PM IST
World's smallest pacemaker makes successful foray into the world inside a bradycardia patient!
Pacemakers are the most common way to treat bradycardia to help restore the heart's normal rhythm and relieve the symptoms by sending electrical impulses to the heart to increase the heart rate.
Feb 05, 2017, 13:24 PM IST
First biological pacemaker developed
The findings from the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at University Health Network in Canada show how human pluripotent stem cells can be coaxed in 21 days to develop into pacemaker cells.
Dec 19, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
Soon, battery-free pacemakers powered by heart
The technology may eliminate the medical risks, costs and inconvenience of having a battery replacement every five to 12 years for millions of people worldwide.
Nov 03, 2015, 09:55 AM IST
