Sentences with phrase «of cardiac pacemakers»

This technology could facilitate the use of self - powered flexible energy harvesters, not only prolonging the lifetime of cardiac pacemakers but also realizing real - time heart monitoring.

Frey and Halatek compare this type of behavior to the effect of a cardiac pacemaker, which counteracts arrhythmias by applying electrical impulses to restore the normal pattern of impulse conduction.

General Hospital, an 89 - year - old man died in January 2010 as he recovered from surgery and awaited implantation of a cardiac pacemaker.

Not exact matches

VA invented the first implantable cardiac pacemaker; VA created the concept of taking an aspirin a day to ward off heart disease; VA did the first electronic medical record; VA did the first moveable prosthetic device based on implanting a chip in your brain.

Imagine an elderly human with brain death and cardiac arrest (mitigated only by mechanical ventilation and pacemaker) with no hope of recovery, death imminent, and no known family.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices, such as pacemakers, that are designed to electrically stimulate the heart to function normally fail to help as many as a third of patients who receive them each year, according to some studies.

«First demonstration of a self - powered cardiac pacemaker.»

«For clinical purposes, the current achievement will benefit the development of self - powered cardiac pacemakers as well as prevent heart attacks via the real - time diagnosis of heart arrhythmia.

A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), headed by Professor Keon Jae Lee of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST and Professor Boyoung Joung, M.D. of the Division of Cardiology at Severance Hospital of Yonsei University, has developed a self - powered artificial cardiac pacemaker that is operated semi-permanently by a flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator.

In the new research, when a spheroid of induced pacemaker cells was surrounded by a layer of cardiac muscle cells, the IPM cells were able to drive the previously quiescent nearby cells at around 145 beats per minute.

The magnetic fields and radio waves used in cardiac MRI are harmless, although the procedure can disrupt the functioning of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators and is therefore off - limits to patients with those devices.

Surgery is also used in older patients for treatment of pericardial diseases, heart rhythm disturbances (pacemaker implantation), and cardiac tumors.

For heart procedures like coils and balloons for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) or pulmonic stenosis, cardiac pacemakers, repair of intrahepatic liver shunts, and certain cancer or stenting procedures please call Juanita Hicks, the cardiology liaison, at [phone], extension 8 - 4696, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, to make an appointment with Dr.John Rush or Dr. Suzanne Cunningham.

Surgical intervention for correction of congenital cardiac defects as well as pacemaker implantation

Currently, there are active research programs involving management of congestive heart failure, myxomatous mitral valve disease, feline cardiomyopathy, thrombosis and antithrombotic therapy, pacemaker therapy, and correction of congenital cardiac disease.

Cardiac disease, which includes implantation of pacemakers as well as diagnosis and treatment of all forms of cardiopulmonary disease.

Under the theme Hertzian Tales, a few of such shielding object are the Faraday Chair shelter, the Thief of Affection that «steals radio signals from cardiac pacemakers» (quote from WeMakeMoneyNotArt) Protective Knickers and the PerCushion which is a cushion that lights up when frequencies become stronger and gives of warning signals.

According to the research results, the small monocrystalline solar cells (22 % efficiency) used in the study were able to generate «much more» than the typical 5 to 10 microwatts that typical cardiac pacemakers use, as even the lowest power output measured by the devices was an average of 12 microwatts.

Lead counsel for plaintiff cardiac pacemaker manufacturer suing another medical device manufacturer for unfair competition, tortious interference, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and attempted monopolization

Lead counsel for cardiac pacemaker manufacturer in arbitration with German inventor over terms of patent license

Verifying insurance eligibility and requesting authorizations for specialist referrals, procedures including but not limited to cardiac catheterization, insertion of permanent pacemakers, adenosine stress tests, medications, and radiology exams.

Prepare patients for cardiac catheterization, balloon angioplasty, and implantation of pacemakers.

Key Highlights: • Develop and oversee sales and marketing strategies for pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators, demonstrating 15 years of successful sales and service to all key accounts.

6 weeks ago my 34 year old husband went into cardiac arrest and now has a pacemaker (one time blog post outlines how the Lord provided every perfect step of the way)-- Matt is a teacher, we have 3 children and we purchased our 1977 home last summer.