PHILADELPHIA — Accelerometer-based atrial sensing with a novel, enhanced, automated algorithm in patients with atrioventricular block and a single-chamber leadless pacemaker in the right ventricle ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A doctor at one Lowcountry hospital became the first heart specialist in the Carolinas to implant a new type of leadless pacemaker this week. Electrophysiologist Darren ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author, Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital ...

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 ...

Guidelines that recommend dual-chamber pacing over single-chamber pacing for treatment of atrioventricular block have recently been questioned. Previous clinical trials supporting these ...

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 ...

More expensive pacemakers that “pace” the heart’s upper and lower chambers are worth the extra cost because they can reduce the risk of hospitalization and disability in patients with heart disease, ...

Pediatric cardiologists have implanted a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to ...