Cardiac pacemaker implantations (DRG 116) made the headlines in the first-ever Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter (issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] just this ...

BOSTON – Boston Scientific Corp. on Monday said it is recalling some defibrillator and pacemaker models that could fail because of an electrical flaw. The recall is the latest in a string of product ...

Q. My brother-in-law is getting a defibrillator. How is that different from a pacemaker? A. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or ICD, and a pacemaker are battery-powered devices installed in ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m an 88-year-old female who has been diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation. My cardiac electrophysiology doctor, who implanted a conventional pacemaker four years ago, has noticed ...

Q: In February 2007, a doctor put a defibrillator in my chest. I don't know a thing about it. Why does this thing shock me? Some people tell me I have a pacemaker. Does a pacemaker shock you? When ...