Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have a heart rhythm disorder, you may have considered getting a pacemaker -- but you're wary of having a small electronic ...

The FollowPace study provides detailed documentation of current standard pacemaker care in a large representative sample of western pacemaker clinics. The results can therefore be considered a new ...

The cardiac pacemaker harmlessly dissolves over the course of 35 days. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Temporary cardiac pacemakers provide essential pacing for patients with short-term heart ...

Having an accelerated junctional rhythm occurs when the atrioventricular node in your heart beats too quickly. It happens as a result of damage to your heart’s primary natural pacemaker. There’s no ...

The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can become a race against time to restore balance. For decades, doctors have ...

The term resetting comes from engineering and is used when "a system (a clock for example) is restored back to zero." Resetting of a cardiac rhythm can be easily understood if one compares what is ...

Junctional rhythm is an irregular heart rhythm that stems from a natural pacemaker in the heart known as the atrioventricular junction. The heart has several built-in pacemakers that help control its ...

From the above discussion, it is clear that fusion may be sometimes difficult to recognize in the surface electrocardiogram, so it would be useful if the intracardiac recordings can help. Henthorn et ...