ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A local patient this summer became the first in the Quad Cities to receive a leadless pacemaker at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center, marking a significant step in minimally ...

BIRMINGHAM, UK — A new study finds 3.0 to 7.6 times higher permanent pacemaker implantation rates after valvular surgery compared with CABG, with risk particularly high after dual and triple valve ...

For Jeannine Lunsford of Melbourne, simply breathing became a struggle after her heart stopped in 2017; she had a pacemaker ...

Diaphragmatic pacing is a treatment that improves breathing for people who rely on a mechanical ventilator. It stimulates the phrenic nerve, the nerve in your neck that sends signals to your diaphragm ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - One of the first patients to receive some high-tech heart help is saying thank you to the team at St. Elizabeth Health after they helped give him back part of his life. One of the ...

February is Heart Month, a time to take special note of the organ that keeps our bodies alive and the medical professionals ...

The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can become a race against time to restore balance. For decades, doctors have ...

LINCOLN — Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will undergo a procedure Friday to have his pacemaker replaced, the program announced. It is a scheduled surgery, 10 years after Hoiberg had his ...