{"id":2791,"date":"2017-02-05T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2017-02-05T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T13:56:19","slug":"normalise-heart-rate-worlds-smallest-pacemaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/2017\/02\/05\/normalise-heart-rate-worlds-smallest-pacemaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Normalise heart rate with world&#8217;s smallest pacemaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pacemaker similar to the size of a nickel can be implanted in patients to restore the heart&#8217;s normal rhythm, when it is unable to pump enough oxygen-rich blood, experts have said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nPacemakers are the most common way to treat bradycardia to help restore the heart&#8217;s normal rhythm and relieve symptoms by sending electrical impulses to the heart to increase the heart rate.<\/p>\n<p>Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas is now offering a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) &#8212; the world&#8217;s smallest pacemaker for patients with bradycardia, a condition characterized by a slow heart rate, usually fewer than 60 beats per minute.<\/p>\n<p>The device is the size of a large vitamin, and unlike traditional pacemakers, it does not require cardiac wires (leads) or a surgical &#8220;pocket&#8221; under the skin to deliver a pacing therapy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The device is small enough to be delivered through a catheter and implanted directly into the heart, providing a safe alternative to conventional pacemakers without the complications associated with leads,&#8221; said Paul Schurmann, Managing Director at Houston Methodist Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The device also allows us to automatically adjust pacing therapy based on a patient&#8217;s activity levels and another positive is the battery can last up to 10 years,&#8221; added Schurmann.<\/p>\n<p>Micra TPS was designed with a unique feature that enables it to be permanently turned off so it can remain in the body and a new device can be implanted without risk of electrical interaction.\u2014IANS<\/p>\n<p>Image: YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pacemaker similar to the size of a nickel can be implanted in patients to restore the heart&#8217;s normal rhythm, when it is unable to pump enough oxygen-rich blood, experts have said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2793,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions\/2793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}