As the number of complex heart operations has increased over the years, so have cases of postoperative heart block, a form of arrhythmia that often requires a pacemaker and more surgery. Heart block ...

CHICAGO — One person’s used pacemaker is another person’s treasure. A program to refurbish used pacemakers could expand access to the lifesaving devices. In a clinical trial of nearly 300 people, ...

CHICAGO -- Secondhand permanent pacemaker use in poorer countries, following thorough cleaning and repackaging, has not resulted in patient harm so far, according to the My Heart Your Heart trialists.

Guidant, a subsidiary of Natick, Mass.-based Boston Scientific, has agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle False Claims Act charges over the company’s alleged cost inflation for pacemakers and ...

A prominent European court has ruled that Boston Scientific’s German branch is responsible for paying the surgical costs associated with replacing faulty implantable devices made by one of the company ...