New MRI-compatible pacemaker
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New MRI-compatible pacemaker
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Tags: Heart Disease, Arrhythmia, Imaging Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Most Recently Shared on May 14, 2009 at 9:44 pm By:
heartwire: No complications, no overheating with MRI-compatible pacemaker and leads http://bit.ly/8NI65
Edward's new technology offers relief for chronic pain sufferers — Naperville news, photos and events — TribLocal.com
triblocal.com — “Edward's new technology offers relief for chronic pain sufferers — Naperville news, photos and events — TribLocal.com” View full resource at triblocal.com
Most Recently Shared on March 22, 2012 at 12:58 am By:
Minki Kim Active Health Library, Wellness Coach, and Therapist
New technology that acts like a pacemaker effectively relieves chronic pain & boosts quality of life in patients - http://t.co/v1xpQaFA
When the Treatment Is Worse than the Disease | Healthland | TIME.com
healthland.time.com — “A heart device might save your life but leave you miserable. That awful possibility is the reason for new advice urging doctors to talk more honestly with people who have very weak hearts and are considering pumps, pacemakers, new valves or procedures to open clogged arteries.” View full resource at healthland.time.com
Most Recently Shared on March 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm By:
Treatment is worse than the disease for some heart failure patients | http://t.co/nwLLmJmt
Advice urges wider sharing of heart care decisions - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: A heart device might save your life but leave you miserable. That awful possibility is the reason for new advice urging doctors to talk more honestly with people who have very weak hearts and are considering pumps, pacemakers, new valves or procedures to open clogged arteries.” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 6, 2012 at 12:13 pm By:
Nancy Iannone Social Worker and Eldercare Expert
Weighing the value of a heart device v. quality of life http://t.co/VmCq2Z0g
Living well, not just longer: Advice urges doctors and patients to share heart care decisions - The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com — “A heart device might save your life but leave you miserable. That awful possibility is the reason for new advice urging doctors to talk more honestly with people who have very weak hearts and are considering pumps, pacemakers, new valves or procedures to open clogged arteries.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on March 5, 2012 at 9:25 pm By:
+1 RT @imdfoundation: American Heart Assoc.urges docs to engage in a shared decision making process w patients http://t.co/qc7HyIn5 #SDM
Remote controlled microchip successfully delivers drug in early clinical trial
news-medical.net — “Researchers have developed a new microchip implant device that can deliver bone-building drugs to seven osteoporosis patients. The microchips worked inside patients as drug-delivering pacemakers, following a prescription plan sent by radio signal.” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on February 18, 2012 at 11:18 pm By:
Osteoporosis News: Remote controlled microchip successfully delivers drug in early clinical trial: Researchers h... http://t.co/LgZheYEL
Stroke Risk Increased By Atrial Arrhythmias
medicalnewstoday.com — “An irregular heartbeat that you don't even feel but can be picked up by a pacemaker is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke, says a new McMaster University study.The” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
Most Recently Shared on January 13, 2012 at 8:05 am By:
MNT Medical Devices Health News
Stroke Risk Increased By Atrial Arrhythmias http://t.co/shB7Gx4k #medicaldevices
Easy to Beat: Next-Gen Cardiac Care Includes Wireless Pacemakers: Scientific American
scientificamerican.com — “A new cardiac-stimulation system requires only a single lead. The next step: wireless” View full resource at scientificamerican.com
Most Recently Shared on November 22, 2011 at 9:28 pm By:
Dr Alan Beckles Doctor, Internist, and Physician
Easy to Beat: Next-Gen Cardiac Care Includes Wireless Pacemakers: Scientific American http://t.co/q6V3fyoA via @sciam
New Pacemaker Needs No Wires - Technology Review
technologyreview.com — “It regulates the heartbeat with a zap of ultrasound sent to a receiver implanted into the organ itself.” View full resource at technologyreview.com
Most Recently Shared on November 22, 2011 at 1:08 pm By:
New hope for Parkinsons patients [newKerala.com News # 111450]
newkerala.com — “New hope for Parkinsons patients - Coimbatore, Nov 21 : A multi-speciality hospital in the city successfully treated a 59 year-old man, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease for 15 years through the latest procedure of providing a pacemaker to stimulate the brain, recently.” View full resource at newkerala.com
Most Recently Shared on November 22, 2011 at 9:44 am By:
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New Pacemaker Needs No Wires - Technology Review
technologyreview.com — “It regulates the heartbeat with a zap of ultrasound sent to a receiver implanted into the organ itself.” View full resource at technologyreview.com
Most Recently Shared on November 21, 2011 at 8:38 pm By:
Leslie Saxon, MD Doctor, Internist, Cardiologist, and Physician
New Pacemaker Needs No Wires http://t.co/rH5VAstS (via @TechReview)
Are Airport Security Full Body Scanners Safe With Pacemakers and ICDs?
heartdisease.about.com — “Are Airport Security Full Body Scanners Safe With Pacemakers and ICDs?” View full resource at heartdisease.about.com
Most Recently Shared on November 2, 2011 at 4:27 pm By:
Richard Fogoros Cardiologist, Physician, Doctor, and Internist
Why nobody will say whether the new full body scanners in airports are OK with pacemakers and ICDs. http://t.co/UwrIO0SD
Airport Metal Detectors Appear to be Safe for Pacemakers ...new report - Mercury Healthcare International
mercuryhealthcareintl.com — “Mercury Healthcare International is shaping the evolution of medical tourism, wellness, health benefits management, and impacting healthcare delivery on a global scale.” View full resource at mercuryhealthcareintl.com
Most Recently Shared on November 1, 2011 at 11:56 am By:
Airport Metal Detectors Appear to be Safe for Pacemakers ...new report http://t.co/prkIAhFq
Reused pacemakers safe option in poor nations - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recycled pacemakers donated from U.S. funeral homes could offer a safe way to get the heart devices to poor people in the developing world, a small study suggests.” View full resource at chicagotribune.com
Most Recently Shared on October 26, 2011 at 7:38 pm By:
Reused pacemakers safe option in poor nations http://t.co/S2C0JgI7
MRIs may be safe for people with pacemakers and ICDs - Harvard Health Publications
health.harvard.edu — “People with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are often told that they can’t get an MRI scan. The worry is that the powerful magnetic fields and radio waves MRI scanners use might “fry” the devices, induce current so hearts would beat wildly or, in the case of ICDs, cause an unnecessary shock. A new study suggests that with the proper monitoring, MRIs can be safe for many people with pacemakers and ICDs. One of the biggest obstacles will be cost, since a specially tra” View full resource at health.harvard.edu
Most Recently Shared on October 3, 2011 at 10:06 pm By:
New research suggests that MRIs may be safe for some people with newer pacemakers, ICDs. http://t.co/d80mcbpr
BBC News - Implantable pacemaker inventor Wilson Greatbatch dies
bbc.co.uk — “Wilson Greatbatch, the engineer who invented the implantable pacemaker dies in Buffalo, New York , aged 92, with more than 150 patents to his name.” View full resource at bbc.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on September 28, 2011 at 7:04 am By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Implantable pacemaker inventor Wilson Greatbatch dies http://t.co/FCc2naY7 - #health
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