UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to implant a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. His case report was published ...

Previous clinical trials supporting these recommendations were not randomized, with younger patients often selected to receive dual-chamber pacemakers. The United Kingdom Pacing and Cardiovascular ...

The Identity pacemaker family, which includes the world's smallest dual-chamber pacemaker, provides clinicians with the most advanced pacemaker technology available, including the revolutionary AF ...

Pacemakers were affected at greater distances than were ICDs (mean, 2.1 cm vs. 1.7 cm), with no significant differences between single- and dual-chamber devices or by manufacturer.

This hospital is among the first in the nation to implant what’s called the Aveir Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker. This tiny device is inserted through a vein and implanted in the heart.

Trinity Health Muskegon is the first hospital in West Michigan to implant an AVIR DR pacemaker, the world's first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker.

Hence, advanced age alone should not be used as a criterion to forgo implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker if it is otherwise indicated.

Pacemakers are typically placed in children with congenital complete heart block, a rare condition that can lead to sudden death and affects 1 in about 15,000 to 22,000 children.