A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.

Background: Patients over the age of 75 represent more than half the recipients of permanent pacemakers. It is not known if they have a different risk of complications than younger patients. Methods: ...

VIENNA, Austria—Patients who require a pacemaker implant in the 30 days after TAVI have significantly greater risks of death up to a decade later, according to an analysis of the Swiss TAVI registry.

As we witness the rapid advancement of technology, lifesaving devices such as connected pacemakers and other medical implants are also evolving. However, with this evolution comes the susceptibility ...

BIRMINGHAM, UK — A new study finds 3.0 to 7.6 times higher permanent pacemaker implantation rates after valvular surgery compared with CABG, with risk particularly high after dual and triple valve ...

An international team of researchers has revealed a game-changing, self-sustaining, and biodegradable pacemaker, the size of a grain of rice, that may transform post-surgical cardiac care, especially ...