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• Infected Heart Implants Often Left In Place, Despite Risks: Study

  April 13, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Many patients with heart implant infections choose antibiotics over device removal, despite the higher risk of death, according to the findings of a new study.

• Airpods, Apple Pencil and Other Tech Devices Interfere with Heart Implants, Study Warns

  March 7, 2022

  Randy Dixon, Jr.

  A new study warns that some electronic devices can interfere with the functions of heart implants like pacemakers or defibrillators.

• FDA Warns of Medtronic Micra Leadless Pacemaker Heart Perforation Risks

  November 18, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is warning that Medtronic leadless pacemakers could increase the risk of cardiac perforations, resulting in life-threatening complications.

• Leadless Pacemakers May Have Lower Complications Rates: Study

  October 20, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The findings of a new study indicate leadless pacemakers have a lower rate of complications than older implants which require wired leads be implanted in the heart.

• Ingenio Pacemaker, CRT-P Recall Issued After Dozens of Incidents and Patient Injuries

  August 9, 2021

  Russell Maas

  About 48,000 Boston Scientific Ingenio pacemakers and CRT-Ps are being recalled due to a malfunction which could put them into "safety mode", preventing life-saving corrections to patients' heart rhythm.

• Combining Surgical Heart Valve Replacement and Pacemakers May Put Patients’ Hearts at Risk: Study

  July 14, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Implanting pacemakers into recent heart valve replacement patients may increase their risk of death, according to the findings of a new study.

• Magnet Interference With Cardiac Implants May Be Caused By iPhone 12 MagSafe Technology: Study

  June 7, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns Apple MagSafe technology can interfere with pacemakers.

• Abandoned Defibrillator Leads Will Not Interfere With MRIs: Study

  March 1, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study suggests patients with abandoned, often defective, implanted defibrillator leads are safe to undergo MRI scans.

• iPhone 12 Magnets May Disrupt Cardiovascular Implants, Researchers Warn

  February 10, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that magnets in the iPhone 12 can disable certain heart implants, putting patients at serious risk.

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Leads To Pacemakers More Often Than Previously Believed

  May 4, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Heart valve replacement surgery often results in the need for a permanent pacemaker, according to the findings of a new study.