A heartbeat-powered pacemaker from UW–Madison harvests cardiac motion to charge an experimental leadless implant.

Every heartbeat creates movement, and researchers in Wisconsin want to put that movement to work. A new experimental device ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — One person’s used pacemaker is another person’s treasure. A program to refurbish used pacemakers could expand access to the lifesaving devices. In a clinical trial of nearly 300 people, ...

With the reliability of a quality wristwatch, pacemakers send out electric pulses to keep your heart beating at a steady rate. But unlike a watch, when the batteries need replacement, it’s a surgical ...