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A Smart Bed Flagged a 42-Beat Heart Rate Overnight, and Doctors Found a Dangerous Electrical Block

A smart bed clocked a 70-year-old's overnight heart rate at 42, far below his usual 78. Doctors found complete heart block and gave him a pacemaker.

Medical Daily · 9h ago

Dublin Patients Named Brady Got Pacemakers for Slow Heartbeats at Twice the Expected Rate, but the Finding Rests on 8 People

Dublin cardiologists found people named Brady were twice as likely to get a pacemaker for a slow heartbeat, but only eight Bradys were in the data.

Medical Daily · Oct 13

A Tiny Pacemaker Flipped Upside Down Inside a Man's Heart, and It Took Two Snares to Pull It Out

A replacement leadless pacemaker came loose and flipped into a man's ventricle. Doctors needed two snares to pull it out, then mapped a new site.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

These patients' hearts stopped a dozen times a day. An innovative procedure has transformed their lives.

People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change their lives, research suggests.

LiveScience · Jun 12

Why does Christian Eriksen have a pacemaker? Denmark midfielder’s health explained after he collapses on pitch again

Eriksen collapsed while playing for Denmark in an international friendly on Sunday, five years on from suffering a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020

The Independent UK · Jun 8

Christian Eriksen ‘Conscious, Doing Well’ After Collapsing on Pitch

The 34-year-old midfielder was fitted with a pacemaker in 2021.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 7

Who is Queen Sonja and why is she trending on social media? Norway royal hospitalised after heart complications

Who is Queen Sonja and why is she trending on social media? Norway’s Queen Sonja, 88, was admitted to Rikhospitalet in Oslo after heart-related complications. The Norwegian Royal House confirmed she will remain under observation for several days. Queen Sonja had received a pacemaker in January after suffering an irregular…

The Economic Times · May 27

“I have a skipping heart and I got to get a surgery”: Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan speaks about his health problems and how he sometimes feels like he’s “dying”

Percussionist turned down the idea of having a pacemaker

MusicRadar · May 15

Ex-FBI Agent Claims Missing Nancy Guthrie 'Sadly Died' In Plot—Will They Ever Find Her?

Experts are split over what happened to missing Arizona grandmother Nancy Guthrie, as investigators juggle security footage, DNA traces, pacemaker data and a possible bitcoin ransom note with no suspect in sight.

International Business Times UK · Apr 17

Red bench unveiled in park in tribute to young woman living with heart condition

Promising Gaelic football player Caoimhe Loughran, from Newry, was just 20 when she had a pacemaker fitted.

Evening Standard · Apr 15