Abbott has released a software security update to protect its cardiac pacemakers from hacking. The firmware update is intended to fix a cybersecurity weakness that allowed hackers to affect the ...

Your heart’s job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you’re relaxing, and sometimes it’s faster when you’re exercising or stressed ...

SIOUX CITY | Since word spread that hackers could potentially take control of a brand of pacemakers -- devices implanted to keep the heart beating at a normal rhythm -- Sioux City cardiologists say ...

Not even a month after earning its CE mark, St. Jude Medical's ($STJ) SyncAV CRT software has nailed down FDA approval. The software builds on St. Jude’s MultiPoint ...

A pacemaker is an electric medical device that’s generally about the size of a matchbox. A surgeon implants it under your skin to help manage irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. Pacemakers can ...