Skip to main content

Healthy Headlines

Toggle menu and search

Browse Topics

Health

  • Back & Spine
  • Brain Health
  • COVID-19
  • Cancer
  • Children's Health
  • Cold & Flu
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Care
  • Joint Pain; Orthopedics
  • Men's Health
  • Mental Health
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth
  • Sleep
  • Sports Medicine
  • Stroke
  • Women's Health

Lifestyle

  • Aging & Active
  • Daily Living
  • Recipes
  • Weight & Nutrition

Our Commitment

  • How We Work
  • Making A Difference
  • Stories That Inspire
  • The People Behind Our Promise
  • Western North Carolina

For Physicians

Public Policy Solutions

Podcasts: Meaningful Medicine with Novant Health

I Want To…
Access MyChart
Get Care Now
Find My Career
Get in Touch
Heart Care

Will a pacemaker help my heart?

A physician assistant explains the device’s advantages, and when it’s the best fit

Patrick Flanary
Contributing Writer
Published Nov. 3, 2025
GettyImages-1190647331
Share
Facebook
X
LinkedIn
Email
Print
Comments (0)

Leave a Comment

Please note: This site is not for personal medical questions. Those need to be answered by your medical provider.

Editor's Note: Please limit your comments to the specific post. We reserve the right to omit any response that is not related to the article or that may be considered objectionable.

Tags

  • pacemakers
  • Wilmington
  • Coastal
  • Care on the Coast
  • New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Tags

  • pacemakers
  • Wilmington
  • Coastal
  • Care on the Coast
  • New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Stay Connected. Stay Well.

The best of Healthy Headlines delivered straight to your inbox.

Subscribe

Read Next

Getty Pacemaker

Leading-edge pacemaker was a big improvement for Clemmons man

March 26, 2025
Getty Women Heart Attack

Women and heart attacks; Symptoms often go overlooked.

April 7, 2025
Karen Powell with Morris and Jasmine

How a minimally invasive procedure helped this heart failure patient get her life back.

May 6, 2025
Restoring quality of life: A life-changing heart failure treatment option

A new device is helping this man beat heart failure and see the world

March 24, 2025
GettyImages-1209117866

Novant Health offers comprehensive heart care with expanded treatment options

March 5, 2025
For LVAD story

Surgeon brings new hope for patients with end-stage heart failure

Jan. 8, 2025
Podcast: Can a smartwatch detect heart problems?

Podcast: Can a smartwatch detect heart problems?

Sept. 23, 2025
GettyImages-2096299675

New high blood pressure guidelines: Top 5 things to know and do

Sept. 3, 2025