About 25,000 pacemakers are implanted every year in the UK; three-quarters of these are first implants, and one-quarter are replacements. The current hardware cost of pacemaker implantation based on ...

The leadless pacemaker is smaller than an AAA battery and can be inserted directly into the heart chamber A new style of pacemaker that can be inserted directly into the heart has been praised by a ...

Patients with an irregular heart rhythm can now be managed by a miniature wireless device implanted directly into the wall of their heart, according to guidance for the NHS in England and Wales.

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Emily is among the first patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and in the north of England to benefit from the new device. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get ...