Pacemaker Archives - The Birmingham Heart Rhythm Group

Giving something back

by Mauro on 11/05/2016 with No Comments

At the age of 45 years, Mark needed a pacemaker to prevent him from collapsing. The pacemaker implanted by Howard Marshall has saved his life and Mark now enjoys an active lifestyle and is back to normal. Mark feels that the support he received from the British Heart Foundation helped … Read More

The world’s smallest pacemaker

by Craig on 26/08/2015 with No Comments

A tiny pacemaker was implanted in a patient from the West Midlands at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The Medtronic Micra was implanted by consultant cardiologists Howard Marshall and Francisco Leyva in a ground-breaking operation lasting less than one hour. The revolutionary device is the first in a new generation … Read More