St. Joseph’s University Medical Center offers the world’s smallest pacemaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Pam GarretsonDirector, Public Relations973.754.4504 garretsonp@sjhmc.org St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Offers the World’s Smallest Pacemaker PATERSON, NJ, DECEMBER 7, 2017 – St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, part of St. Joseph’s Health, announced that it is among the first hospitals in New Jersey to offer the world’s smallest pacemaker for patients with bradycardia, a slow or irregular heart rhythm. The Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) is a new type of heart device that provides patients with the most advanced pacing technology at one-tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker. Bradycardia is a condition characterized by a slow or…
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