Atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia – leads to more than 454,000 hospitalizations and nearly 160,000 deaths in the United States each year. Globally, it is estimated ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Quad Cities’ first leadless pacemaker procedure was performed this summer at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center, marking a milestone in local heart care. The July 2025 ...

Scientists say they've taken a first step toward creating a pacemaker that runs on the heart's own energy rather than batteries. Pacemakers are electronic devices implanted to regulate your heartbeat ...

This summer, doctors at UnityPoint Health performed the QCA's first leadless pacemaker procedure. Now, Dr. Helbert Acosta breaks down the significance.

A pacemaker is a battery-operated device placed in body to produce electrical pulses that cause the heart to beat at a normal rate. Recent research studies have described the use of energy harvesting ...

"I live my life as a grateful person because of you," Takudzwa Chitima tells Dr. Lior Sasson 14 years after undergoing complex pediatric heart surgery.The post Zimbabwean teen returns to ...

Note: This story has been updated throughout with additional information. Following a patient death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning about a rare battery depletion problem in certain ...

Engineers are developing a new kind of pacemaker, which envelops the heart and uses precise targeting capabilities to bypass pain receptors and reduce patient discomfort. Atrial fibrillation -- a form ...