Developed by engineers from Northwestern University, the pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice and could help save babies ...

The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can ...

Temporary pacemaker can be injected, fits any size patient, including babies, and eliminates need to remove it.

A light-activated pacemaker dissolves in the body after use, offering safer, wireless heart care - especially for newborns ...

The effects of surgery can also lead to popping sounds in the sternum in some cases. A study in the journal Heart, Lung and Circulation noted that in the first few months after cardiac surgery ...

Many patients require temporary pacemakers after heart surgery — either while waiting ... electrodes onto the heart muscle during surgery. Wires from the electrodes exit the front of a patient’s chest ...

The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, ...

Though the device is still years away from being used in humans, it could eventually be useful for infants with congenital ...

Scientists have developed the world's smallest pacemaker, a light-controlled heartbeat regulator that is smaller than a grain of rice.