Estimates suggest that around three million Americans are living with cardiac pacemakers, according to the American Heart Association. Now, thanks to MountainStar Healthcare, a new kind of pacemaker – ...

A New Smyrna Beach nurse suffered from a heart rhythm disorder that caused her to faint, until she received a "life-saving" high-tech pacemaker. The Micra AV pacemaker is a leadless device smaller ...

Robert Kowal, MD, remembers vividly the day he was first introduced to the concept of Medtronic’s leadless pacemaker, which went on to become known as Micra. He was a practicing electrophysiologist ...

The University of California San Diego Monday said it is the first health system to successfully implant a new type of dual- chamber and leadless pacemaker system. A pacemaker helps treat patients ...

Athens, Tenn.-based Starr Regional Medical Center completed its first implantation of Medtronic’s Micra leadless pacemaker, a device for patients with slow heart rhythms. The minimally invasive ...

Douglas, Ga.-based Coffee Regional Medical Center has implanted its first Micra pacemaker, a leadless device said to be the smallest pacemaker in the world. The minimally invasive procedure was ...