Q. Will sex mess up my pacemaker? A. Only if powerful magnets are involved. Seriously, your pacemaker is safe. Modern pacemakers are stable devices, but there are still some precautions you should ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways Pacemakers are sensitive to electric and magnetic fields found in numerous devices and machinery.If you have a pacemaker, avoid electromagnetic ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I recently had to get a pacemaker and would like to know as much about them as possible. Dear Reader: Shame on your surgeon for not answering all your questions before the surgery was ...

In the normal heart, the lower chambers (ventricles) pump at the same time and in sync with the heart's upper chambers (atria). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), also called biventricular ...

Pacemakers are devices, which are implanted under the skin, usually in the upper chest below the collarbone and are used to monitor and treat heart rhythm disturbances. Flexible wires called leads ...

A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps keep the heart beating regularly. It can represent a life-changing treatment for heart conditions such as arrhythmias. It is generally not too ...

Your heart has an internal pacemaker called the sinus node. It's a group of cells, located on top of your heart, that sends electrical signals into the heart and controls your heartbeat. Sometimes, ...

The ideal resting heart rate for an adult ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute, depending on the age and medical condition of the patient. However, some people experience extremely low or high ...

In the normal heart, the heart's lower chambers (ventricles) pump in sync with the heart's upper chambers (atria). When a person has heart failure, often the right and left ventricles do not pump ...

Generally, pacemakers improve quality of life for individuals who have a condition causing bradycardia, or a slowed heart rate. However, because there is an electrical device implanted near your heart ...

July 29, 2009 (Bonn, Germany) — Patients with a non–pacemaker-dependent implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) can safely undergo an MRI scan provided certain precautions are taken, according to ...