A heartbeat-powered pacemaker from UW–Madison harvests cardiac motion to charge an experimental leadless implant.

Madison researchers have developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that's charged by a patient's heartbeat. The device has the potential to last an entire lifetime, reducing the risks and costs ...

Cardiac pacemakers are battery-dependent, where the pacing leads are prone to introduce valve damage and infection. In addition, complete pacemaker retrieval is necessary for battery replacement.

The increasing incidence of cardiovascular disorders is a major catalyst driving the Implantable Heart Pacemaker Market. As conditions such as arrhythmia, bradycardia, and heart block become more ...

U.S. Pacemakers Market to Reach $3.88 Billion and Europe $2.48 Billion by 2035, Driven by Advanced Pacing, Remote Monitoring ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators are devices that help manage heart rhythm problems, but they work differently. A pacemaker ...

When someone is diagnosed with a heart condition, it is natural to worry about the treatment they might need. One common question people ask is whether every heart patient eventually needs a pacemaker ...

A new electronic device that's the size of a grain of rice is making a big difference for heart patients. For the first time ...

Heart problems are nothing new. Humans have been fascinated by electrocardiography since the era of Hippocrates (via St. Luke's Hospital Cardiology Department). With each passing century, medicine's ...

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 ...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the Sheba Medical Center where early Sunday morning he had a cardiac pacemaker implanted. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) When you ...