Don't let your surgeon toss your old heart pacemaker out with the trash. Used pacemakers can be refurbished, researchers ...

A randomized trial that compared previously used and new pacemakers in patients found the reconditioned devices were as safe ...

Old” pacemakers may still work for years, so doctors are refurbishing used devices and donating them to patients in low- and middle-income countries.

In patients who could not afford new devices on their own, use of so-called "reconditioned" pacemakers met criteria for ...

Now very soon your surgeon will not have to toss your old heart pacemaker out in the trash. According to cardiologists, used ...

A global trial last year found the dual pacemaker had a 97% success rate in returning patients’ heartbeats to normal. Karen ...

I’ve gone through two pacemaker surgeries and a total of eight heart surgeries. My pacemaker’s batteries will die and will ...

In the My Heart Your Heart trial, research found that reconditioned pacemakers are non-inferior to new pacemakers for ...

The patients who made the biggest news at last week's meeting of the American Heart Association in Miami were those who can talk about their "tickers" without being cute. They are ...

A new trial reveals that refurbished pacemakers are as safe and effective as new ones, paving the way for affordable, life-saving treatment in low-income countries.

The success of a trial of refurbished pacemakers could help prevent some of the 15 million deaths related to CVD that occur ...

Many hope My Heart Your Heart will catalyze an effort to help patients worldwide who need but can’t afford these devices.