Dozens of patients were put at risk after two of the UK's leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device - despite knowing of concerns it had a higher mortality rate than its rival ...

Researchers suggest patients with heart devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, face twice the risk of infection compared to the 1990s, according to U.S. News and World Report. Researchers ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and patients about safety issues with two separate Boston Scientific heart devices recently linked to injuries and deaths. The Food and ...

Must-read article on implantable, connected heart failure devices: The New York Times has a must-read article on connected, implantable devices for heart failure. Among the many highlights: "The ...

General view of the logo of Medtronic, a healthcare technology and pharmaceutical company, seen at their plant, in Galway, Ireland, April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne (Reuters) -Medical device ...

Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle in order to re-establish normal hemodynamics and end-organ blood flow. In addition, VADs unload the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck — even when they're disconnected. A study finds that some ...