Cardiac pacemaker implantations (DRG 116) made the headlines in the first-ever Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter (issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] just this ...

The first-of-its-kind Aurora EV-ICD system offers a single-device, single procedure with a lead placed outside of the heart and veins. The FDA has approved the Aurora Extravascular Implantable ...

It felt like something inside me wound up and sucker-punched me from the inside out. The air around me got heavy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart. Randy Faris/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Another first for Lansing institutions: Sparrow has become the first health system (and hospital) in Michigan to have implanted a new, life-saving defibrillator for heart ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

A 65-year-old man treated for ventricular tachycardia storm after repeat bypass surgery, requiring extensive defibrillator shocks for recovery.