The guidelines recommend that in patients carrying either a pacemaker or an ICD the device should be evaluated before and after the intervention, including the determination of the rhythm of the ...

Dec 22, 2006 · "Persistent magnet interference of a pacemaker can deplete the battery and cause undesirable hemodynamic effects because of rapid pacing at the magnet rate," he writes.

Dec 22, 2006 · Increasingly used in jewelry, clothing, and other common products, small but unexpectedly strong magnets can alter pacing rates or thwart arrhythmia detection.

Dec 29, 2006 · The Mayo Clinic has outlined a high standard of care for patients with cardiac devices undergoing dermatologic surgery.

Dec 23, 2025 · Adaptive DBS: A Pacemaker for the Brain Subramanian: The idea of adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been very sexy and a pie-in-the-sky idea for so many years.

Jul 14, 2025 · Atrioventricular interval modulation is being studied for patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Could the new technology replace medication?

Feb 7, 2014 · A pacemaker is a battery-driven form of life support. It belongs to the patient, not us. In this way, a pacemaker is like mechanical ventilation or renal dialysis.

Stop settling for one-size-fits-all OSA care. Dr Alison Kole discusses recent advances in hypoglossal nerve stimulation and the future of precision sleep medicine.

Apr 23, 2025 · The Breakthrough Device Designation is for an implantable system — a pacemaker — to deliver AVIM therapy in patients with increased 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk ...

The implantable cardiac pacemaker was introduced for human use in 1958, and the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was introduced in the 1980s. [1] Indications for pacemakers and ICDs ...