She Died After Her Pacemaker Battery Failed. Its Maker Knew of Problems for Years.

Boston Scientific announced multiple recalls but has said its battery issues were limited. One internal test in 2025 found ...
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Iconic TV Show Predicts Boston Scientific’s Pacemaker Battery Problem — in 1992

Explore how a 1992 Law & Order episode eerily mirrors Boston Scientific's real-life pacemaker battery issues, raising ...
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Pacemaker and Defibrillator Therapy in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease

Pacemakers and defibrillators have a growing use in pediatrics and in patients with congenital heart disease, but they present unique problems and implications for their implantation and follow-up.
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Safe to Upgrade From Pacemaker or Defibrillator to CRT

Upgrading a patient from an existing permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) to a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device can be successfully and safely done in the ...
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How do pacemakers and defibrillators work? A cardiologist explains how they interact with the electrical system of the heart

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart. Randy Faris/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your ...

She died after her pacemaker failed. Its maker knew of problems for years

For years, Boston Scientific's factory tests revealed pacemaker batteries that were failing unexpectedly, according to ...