The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, ...

Pacemakers are used by millions around the world. These devices help stimulate hearts with electrical pulses so that they ...

Now, engineers at Northwestern University have developed what could have saved Armstrong’s life: the world’s smallest ...

In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure ...

The goal is to help the littlest heart patients, babies born with congenital heart defects who have surgery and need a temporary pacemaker.

The tiny pacemaker, developed by engineers from Northwestern University, can be non-invasively injected into the body and can ...

Temporary pacemakers are often required after heart surgery but implanting them can require invasive procedures. This new device is injectable, requires no external power and is controlled using ...

The current trial, FARES-II, was conducted at 12 hospitals in Canada and the U.S. and included 420 patients with excessive bleeding during cardiac surgery that involved the use of a heart-lung ...

In early March, when Mahmoud Khalil, a popular Palestinian activist who was detained by ICE in Manhattan, was transferred to ...

The tiny pacemaker, produced by Northwestern University engineers, is paired with a small, soft, flexible wearable patch.

Smaller than a grain of rice, this is the tiniest pacemaker in the world. It is designed to work with hearts of all sizes but ...