Pacemakers are used to regulate the heart — but they're also used elsewhere. Pacemakers are available for the brain, stomach and also the bladder. It's believed at least 50 million people deal with an ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly two thirds of heart patients with implanted pacemakers have undiagnosed sleep apnea, a significantly higher prevalence than found in the general population, a study ...

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 ...

People who have dementia and heart rhythm irregularities are more likely to get a pacemaker than people without dementia, new research has found. In fact, the study of more than 16,000 people found ...

The sinoatrial node is "part of the heart, but a very specialized part of the heart," Mark Anderson told BioWorld Today. The cells that make up the pacemaker are different from normal cells, he ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways Pacemakers are sensitive to electric and magnetic fields found in numerous devices and machinery.If you have a pacemaker, avoid electromagnetic ...

Bradycardia is a lot more common than generally believed, but is often asymptomatic and not clinically relevant, and may lead to needless pacemaker therapy, suggests a post-hoc analysis of a major ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Novel miniature pacemakers were safely implanted in neonates and infants requiring pacing. The pacemakers ...

Julie Bowen, known worldwide as Claire Dunphy from Modern Family, discovered her heart problem in her late 20s, just as her ...