A fully implantable, bioabsorbable pacemaker has been developed that's capable of sustaining heart rhythms in animal and human donor hearts before disappearing over 5 to 7 weeks. Temporary pacing ...

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(5):635-638. Given the potential for both pneumothorax and pericardial effusion in a patient with thoracic trauma, transcutaneous pacemaker capture was not felt to ...

"It's the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems that keeps your heart rate in the normal range," says Dr. Ruiz-Arango. When patients lose this balance and start having ...