Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart. Randy Faris/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your ...

There are unique technical issues that must be considered with the implantation of devices in small patients and those with CHD. Although most centers report low complication rates of complications in ...

Most patients with a cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the addition of a defibrillator, according to results from the CeRtiTuDe cohort study presented for the ...

PAMPLONA, Spain, June 6 (UPI) -- Spanish researchers find pacemakers and defibrillators improve the survival of patients with heart insufficiency and blood-flow system disorders. University Hospital ...

Cardiologists at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit say they discovered that the iPhone 12 has the ability to deactivate implantable cardiac devices when held too close to a person’s chest. Apple’s ...

Your heart's job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you're relaxing, and sometimes it's faster when you're exercising or stressed ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators have a growing use in pediatrics and in patients with congenital heart disease, but they present unique problems and implications for their implantation and follow-up.