Cardiac arrhythmia – a disorder in which the heart beats too fast, too slowly or irregularly – affects millions of people worldwide. Currently, arrhythmias are treated using pacemakers to regulate the ...

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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, ...

While modern pacemakers have become impressively compact and reliable, they still depend on finite batteries that eventually wear out. For many patients, that window of battery life is between five to ...

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Keith Krehbiel has broken more ribs than he can count — from bike crashes to falls during pickleball matches. Another time, he climbed up the stairwell in his home and blacked out just as he reached ...

An expert tells PEOPLE why pacemakers have Bluetooth technology, and how it can help locate Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty The Bluetooth ...

As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches into its third week, investigators are turning their attention to a half-dollar-sized device they hope could lead to a breakthrough in the case: the ...

The Pima County Sheriff's Department previously highlighted the significance of Nancy’s pacemaker in the investigation, revealing additional details about its role in an approximate timeline of her ...

The search for Nancy Guthrie is in its eighth day, and investigators are still working around the clock to find her—and to find the person (or persons) behind her disappearance. Authorities believe ...

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