You will get medicine before the procedure. This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The ...

These three randomized trials of pacing mode systematically captured early and late complications following pacemaker insertion. Early postimplant complications included lead dislodgement or loss ...

A doctor says a new wireless pacemaker is a game changer for heart patients at risk of infection. Consultant cardiologist Dr Renjith Antony fitted the device, which is smaller than a AAA battery, for ...

Traditionally, pacemaker surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that is usually performed under local anesthesia, so you are awake for the surgery. A small incision is made in the chest and the ...

Atrioventricular junction ablation with permanent pacemaker insertion is a highly effective treatment approach in patients with atrial fibrillation that is resistant to other treatment modalities ...

The area's first patient to have a leadless pacemaker fitted said the 'new model sounds much more positive compared to the old ones but I wouldn't be here without them' ...

By Steve Stricker Columnist Dr. Mark Campbell, Autum, Derek, Dorothy (Oxford Stern Cardiovascular Clinic Staff), Vallery, Carlen, Katlan, Madison (In-room preparation and monitoring), Dr. Mark, Derek, ...