After a week of recruiting out in Las Vegas, Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg's batteries are running low. His pacemaker's batteries, that is. The 41-year-old underwent a scheduled procedure to ...

US Vice-President Dick Cheney has had minor surgery to replace the battery that powers his heart pacemaker. Doctors discovered last month during a routine physical check that the pacemaker's battery ...

A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from ...

Vice President Dick Cheney's routine checkup on Friday revealed no new blockages in his heart, but doctors said he needs a new battery for a special pacemaker he has in his chest, a spokeswoman said.

Medics are now carrying out an advanced pacing technique which doctors say is helping hearts beat more naturally ...

Thousands of patients with pacemakers are being put at risk of serious infection owing to a scandal which means the batteries run out, experts warned today. Cardiologists have spoken out over ...