Professor Mark Boyett, lead researcher on the study, added: "This is important because although normally a low resting heart rate of an athlete does not cause problems, elderly athletes with a ...

"For example, most surgical procedures use electrocautery, which could interfere with pacemaker function." It used to be true that common electronic devices – such as a cell phone or microwave ...

Nevertheless, it is recommended that capsule endoscopy is not performed in patients with cardiac pacemakers or other electronic devices because of the possibility of electronic interference ...

a magnet can change a pacemaker's timing or deactivate a defibrillator's life-saving functions, and this research indicates the urgency for everyone to be aware that electronic devices with ...

Although the first electronic pacemaker was implanted in Sweden in 1958, the lithium iodine battery was the one that was created and put to service. The most significant advancement in pacemakers ...

A common example of an AIMD is a pacemaker. Nerve stimulators and implantable cardiac pacemakers Medical devices that depend on an electrical power source, such as a battery, are known as active ...

"The focus of our ongoing work extends beyond simply identifying biocompatible materials for pacemakers; we aim to improve the connection between the generated signal source and the electrodes ...