Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, a University of Michigan-led study suggests. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker therapy in ...

Background: To determine the sensitivity and specificity, rate of compliance, and predictors of failure of telephone transmission of pacemaker function in a pediatric population. Methods: A total of 2 ...

Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) generated from everyday household appliances, electrical tools and more, used in very close proximity to the body, can interfere with the ability of pacemakers to ...

Hugging grandpa with an iPod in your breast pocket might not be such a good idea, a study suggests. IPods, portable music players developed by Apple Inc., caused pacemakers to malfunction when held ...

Understanding the fundamentals of these unique functions enables the cardiac device specialist to tailor the pacemaker to the patient. This article, the second in a two-part series, will focus on the ...

An artificial pacemaker is a medical device designed to send electrical impulses to the heart muscles to regulate the heartbeat. When the normal electrical conduction system of the heart fails to ...

A study by New York University researchers reveals a new function for the nerve cells that regulate circadian rhythms of behavior in fruit flies. A study by New York University researchers reveals a ...

A new study, conducted at Kiel University (CAU) by a research team from the Cell and Developmental Biology (Bosch AG), reveals that bacterial colonization of the intestine plays a significant role in ...

The high negative predictive value obtained in our study and others [5] provides support for the continued usage of a telephone transmission system in that the vast majority of assessments of ...

DALLAS, Feb. 27, 2017 -- Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) generated from everyday household appliances, electrical tools and more, used in very close proximity to the body, can interfere with the ...

Electric and magnetic fields generated from everyday household appliances, electrical tools and more, used in very close proximity to the body, can interfere with the ability of pacemakers to regulate ...