Loss or dysregulation of the normally precise control of heart rate via the autonomic nervous system plays a critical role during the development and progression of cardiovascular disease—including ...

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The blood circulates around the body 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Heart of a normal person has a regular rhythm, which allows enough oxygen and nutrients to reach all organs. In some individuals, ...

Every year, more than 2 million people in the United States are diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. Desperate for solutions, some brave patients are now volunteering to undergo surgery to ...

Abstract: Wireless charging devices for implantable cardiac pacemakers have not been clinically applied. For actual applications, safety assessments of a wireless charging system must be conducted.

MIT researchers have developed a noninvasive, surgery-free alternative to standard cardiac implants: a wearable ultrasound pacemaker sticker. Interestingly, the new device is simply a wearable sticker ...

MIT engineers have developed a noninvasive pacemaker that stimulates the heart using ultrasound. The design could one day provide a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants. The new ...

Cardiac pacemakers are critical for treating heart rhythm disorders, but traditional implants are associated with great risks and complications owing to their invasive nature. Here we introduce a ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a cardiac electrogram acquisition and stimulation integrated circuit (IC) for single-chamber leadless pacemaker applications. The proposed IC features self-determining ...