The cut may be on either side of your chest. The doctor will put the pacemaker leads through the cut. The leads go into a large blood vessel in the upper chest. Then the doctor will guide the leads ...

It also reduces the risk of complications from traditional pacemakers, which have a battery, a generator, and wires. The wires are threaded into your heart through a vein. A metal box with the ...

These tireless cells, called pacemakers, which control the beat of your heart, came into being. They spontaneously beat out a rhythm, sending synchronized signals through your heart, which speed ...

The location of the leads can’t be changed once they’re implanted, limiting access to different heart regions. Because pacemakers use rigid, metallic electrodes, they may also damage tissue ...

A doctor says a new wireless pacemaker is a game changer for heart patients at risk of infection. Consultant cardiologist Dr Renjith Antony fitted the device, which is smaller than a AAA battery ...

In humans, the heart’s sinoatrial node (SAN), acts as the body’s pacemaker. A new study, published Wednesday (July 26) in Science Translational Medicine, reports two backup mechanisms that may prevent ...

The Manchester research in rodents, funded by the British Heart Foundation, shows molecular changes in the heart's pacemaker occur in response to exercise training. The work was carried out in ...