Hugging grandpa with an iPod in your breast pocket might not be such a good idea, a study suggests. IPods, portable music players developed by Apple Inc., caused pacemakers to malfunction when held ...

Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, a University of Michigan-led study suggests. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker therapy in ...

Background: To determine the sensitivity and specificity, rate of compliance, and predictors of failure of telephone transmission of pacemaker function in a pediatric population. Methods: A total of 2 ...

Chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (CHIC) could be treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) delivered through a surgically implanted defibrillator or pacemaker in cancer patients. It can ...

could encounter every day are strong enough to interfere with the devices, changing their settings, with consequences ranging from negligible to life-threatening, according to a report scheduled for ...

DALLAS, Feb. 27, 2017 -- Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) generated from everyday household appliances, electrical tools and more, used in very close proximity to the body, can interfere with the ...

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 ...

Last May, a widely reported study concluded that errant electronic noise from iPods can cause implantable cardiac pacemakers to malfunction. This just didn't sound right to the cardiac ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways If you have a pacemaker, avoid using airport hand scanners, as they contain magnets that can interfere with it.Keep large motors turned off and more ...

In the normal heart, the heart's lower chambers (ventricles) pump in sync with the heart's upper chambers (atria). When a person has heart failure, often the right and left ventricles do not pump ...