Modern pacing systems are composed of a pulse generator and a lead (Figure 1). The pulse generator has a roughly circular shape (4-5 cm diameter) and weighs approximately 25-30 g. [32] The pulse ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system with implant-to-implant communication, according to Abbott. The Aveir DR consists of two devices, one that is ...

Single-chamber ventricular leadless pacemakers do not support atrial pacing or consistent atrioventricular synchrony. A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system consisting of two devices implanted ...

A 67-year-old man with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction had recurrent ventricular fibrillation that required insertion of temporary pacemaker. When a permanent pacemaker was inserted stable ...

The FDA approved the Aveir DR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker, the first such device to make it to the market, manufacturer Abbott announced. Approved for the treatment of abnormal or slow heart ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses the regeneration of the cardiovascular system. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

Cardiology, well into the age of leadless pacemakers, could be headed for an age of leadless pacemaker systems in which various pacing functions are achieved by multiple implants that "talk" to each ...

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Background A routine sports evaluation identified constant alternation between a junctional and idioventricular rhythm in a 9-year-old child. During exercise testing, electrography demonstrated that ...

Dear Doctor: What is sick sinus syndrome? Is a pacemaker the only cure? My grandmother was just diagnosed with it but, at age 94, has refused to even consider a pacemaker. Dear Reader: Sick sinus ...