GTRI Senior Research Engineer Ralph Herkert monitors the output of a pacemaker in the Georgia Tech EAS/Medical Device E3 Test Center. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Lipids bind to pacemaker ion channels to unlock their gates. Top: Side view of the structure of SthK channels (blue) with bound lipids (orange). Bottom: Bottom view of the channel pore opening as ...

Surgeons have been opening chests and implanting pacemakers for decades. The devices save millions of people by controlling their abnormal heartbeats. Now doctors are testing a new version of ...

This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The doctor will put the pacemaker leads through ...