Dr. Friedman answers the question: 'Types Of Pacemakers, Best Candidates?' — -- Question: What are the different kinds of pacemakers and is there a special kind for each person? Answer :A ...

A pacemaker can help your heart maintain a consistent rhythm. The procedure to insert a pacemaker typically involves a doctor making an incision in the skin that creates a “pocket” where the pacemaker ...

You will get medicine before the procedure. This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The ...

If you have atrial fibrillation (AFib), that means something’s not right with the electrical signals that trigger your heartbeat. The four chambers inside your heart get out of sync as they pump your ...

In the normal heart, the lower chambers (ventricles) pump at the same time and in sync with the heart's upper chambers (atria). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), also called biventricular ...

Photo Credit: Adapted from Brown K. TCT 564: A new perspective: intracardiac echocardiographic guidance for the implantation of a left atrial appendage occluder device (Watchman) with a leadless ...

"Last Monday, I had surgery for a pacemaker and became a little bit more of a machine," he announced on his podcast. By Lexy Perez Associate Editor On Monday’s episode of his Arnold’s Pump Club ...

Dr. Krumholz answers the question: 'I Have A Pacemaker. Is Intercourse Safe?' — -- Question: I have a pacemaker. Is it safe for me to have sexual intercourse? Answer: Many people have questions ...

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ben Cohen has revealed his daughter’s devastating heart condition. The former England ...

The musician had the device placed "underneath a special tattoo" which appears to honor his late bandmate Tom Parker Jeff Spicer/Getty Max George says he has received "the best Christmas present" ...

Our research confirmed that that individuals with pacemakers can indeed donate these life-saving devices to dogs after their passing, and therefore we have rated the claim as True. For instance, the ...