After a week of recruiting out in Las Vegas, Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg's batteries are running low. His pacemaker's batteries, that is. The 41-year-old underwent a scheduled procedure to ...

Thousands of patients with pacemakers are being put at risk of serious infection owing to a scandal which means the batteries run out, experts warned today. Cardiologists have spoken out over ...

A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from ...

More than 60% of patients are under 70 years of age at the time of their first implant 2, and more than one third will require at least one replacement due to battery depletion 3. Replacement ...

In 2012, John K (name withheld on request) received a pacemaker implant in his heart. Fast forward to January 2022, 74-year-old John underwent the pacemaker battery replacement surgery at a local ...