Promise Seen For Wireless Pacemakers Placed Without Surgery, The New England Journal of Medicine Reveals

Researchers are reporting encouraging results for a new generation of pacemakers— miniature, wireless ones that can be implanted through a leg vein without surgery.

In a study of 725 patients, one of these devices, made by Medtronic, was successfully implanted 99 percent of the time, with a low rate of complications compared to traditional pacemakers.

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