Boston Scientific awaits approval of a third device, Empower. These right-side devices pace for non-heart failure arrythmias such as bradycardia (slow heartbeat). “In these cases, the arrhythmias are ...

She’s being petted by 11-year-old Robert Irwin, who is stroking the lower third of her thrashing anatomy ... has a unique set of valves in its right ventricle that acts as a shunt, diverting ...

In the realm of human anatomy, the central nervous system stands out as an ... by defining a novel optimal endoscope trajectory for accessing the floor of the third ventricle in the setting of ...

A 4D imaging, MRI-guided approach to lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy was not only feasible and safe but ...

The scope of the presented studies is somewhat limited, as they primarily focus on evaluating the phenotypic changes in cardiac innervation following the loss of various Slit or Robo genes.

A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina's second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme ...

By Hank Sanders Eric Dane, the actor known as the handsome plastic surgeon nicknamed McSteamy in “Grey’s Anatomy,” told People magazine that he has been diagnosed with A.L.S. Mr. Dane told ...

Also known as complete heart block, third-degree heart block is the most serious type of heart block. Considered a medical emergency, it can be fatal without prompt treatment. The steady beating ...

The left-hand side pumps oxygenated blood around the body. Each side of the heart consists of an atrium and a ventricle which are two connected chambers. The atria (plural of atrium) are where the ...