More than 20 years ago, Terri Mattula’s dog Gator passed out while her husband was walking him. They took Gator to the vet and learned he had a third-degree heart block and needed a pacemaker. However ...

More than 20 years ago, Terri Mattula’s dog Gator passed out while her husband was walking him. They took Gator to the vet and learned he had a third-degree heart block and needed a pacemaker. However ...

Your heart’s job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you’re relaxing, and sometimes it’s faster when you’re exercising or stressed ...

Implanted medical devices, especially pacemakers, have changed and saved lives, but they've generally been considered single-use machines. Now that concept is changing. The story behind the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A University of Michigan program recycles pacemakers after death for reimplantation in low- and middle-income ...

Heart patients in Georgia are donating their used pacemakers to pets with cardiac issues that are in need of a little help. Terri Mattula, a nurse who works in cardiology, spearheaded the donation ...

Your heart has an internal pacemaker called the sinus node. It's a group of cells, located on top of your heart, that sends electrical signals into the heart and controls your heartbeat. Sometimes, ...

Scientists have designed a temporary, battery-free pacemaker that can be broken down by the patient’s body when its work is done, the latest advance in the emerging field of bioelectronics. In a paper ...