In addition to recording heart activity, pacemakers can also help document inactivity, such as confirming time of death. “After a patient has died, we interrogate the pacemaker to help determine the time of death or what may have happened. Sometimes we’re even called to the morgue to do this,” says Chu.

One part of the investigation into the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother focuses on the missing woman's implanted medical device.

Data from her Apple Watch helped investigators narrow the time of the overnight abduction of Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.

Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker reportedly stopped syncing with her Apple devices predawn Sunday morning – as the Arizona sheriff leading the missing person case called a surprise press conference for late Tuesday morning.

Biotronik designed its leadless pacing system to use atrial electrical far-field sensing. The company says it would represent the world’s first intracardiac pacemaker to do so. It enables atrioventricular (AV)-synchronous pacing at rest and during exercise with a single cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker met 3-month safety and efficacy performance goals. The device avoids complications of traditional pacemakers and can be used more ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'What Is A Biventricular Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What is a biventricular pacemaker or cardiac resynchronization therapy (also called a CRT device), how is it implanted for heart failure patients, and who is ...

Pediatric cardiologists have implanted a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to implant a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child.

The patients who made the biggest news at last week’s meeting of the American Heart Association in Miami were those who can talk about their “tickers” without being cute. They are the growing number, estimated at 200, whose heartbeats are timed by ...

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says no suspect or person of interest has yet been identified following the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.