Few children have had the opportunity to receive this tiny pacemaker, but Aurora, born in March, was the second South Texas ...
Traditional pacemakers have a battery and thin wires, called leads, connected to the heart. This new version helps regulate heartbeats without those wires.
Background: The incidence of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) in the general population is estimated to be between 0.3% and 0.5%, which equates to approximately 1 in every 200 to 325 healthy ...