This occurs due to “latent high battery impedance,” or an inability ... discuss a plan with your health care provider for surgery to replace the pacemaker. Discuss your current pacing needs ...

By Steve Stricker Columnist Dr. Mark Campbell, Autum, Derek, Dorothy (Oxford Stern Cardiovascular Clinic Staff), Vallery, Carlen, Katlan, Madison (In-room preparation and monitoring), Dr. Mark, Derek, ...

This surgery may be done if you have bradycardia (a slow heart rate). A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device. It sends electrical signals to the heart. These signals work to keep the heartbeat ...

If tests confirm the 14-year span of this miniature device, that just about doubles the battery life of the traditional pacemaker. A longer lasting, simpler pacemaker about the size of a vitamin ...

Dozens of patients of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have been warned they are at "high risk" due to faulty pacemakers.