A pacemaker may be useful for atrial fibrillation (AFib) involving a slow heart rate or other heart conduction disorders. However, doctors may recommend lifestyle changes to manage AFib before a ...

When you think of who might need to wear a pacemaker, your mind may go to an elderly person with heart failure or someone who's survived a heart attack. But living with a heart condition can mean ...

Jessika Seward, then 22, felt a jolt of pain in her chest while working an overnight shift as a cardiac nurse in April 2023. At first, she brushed it off. But the pangs continued for a half hour and a ...

PITTSBURGH, PA — Patients with dementia were significantly more likely than those without cognitive deficits to be implanted with a pacemaker in a retrospective analysis of a national Alzheimer ...

When former Wright State University soccer goaltender Jessika Seward tells people about her pacemaker, she frequently gets the response, “You’re too young.” “A lot of the times they’re shocked, and ...

After years of keeping his condition private, a high school student-athlete who has a pacemaker hopes his story helps others ...