TCTMD

Subcutaneous ICD Holds Up Well Against Transvenous Devices

In a typical population of patients requiring implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy without pacing, mostly for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death, a subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD; ...
Medscape

Shorting Problem with Guidant ICD Device Causes Stir in EP Community

May 27, 2005-- Guidant Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) sent a letter to physicians this week informing them about a potential shorting defect in certain models of the company's PRIZM 2 DR ...
Healio

FDA designates recall of ICD, CRT devices as class I

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced Medtronic has issued a recall of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac ...
TCTMD

Subcutaneous ICD Has Favorable Outcomes in Older Patients

For older patients without an indication for pacing, the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD; Boston Scientific) provides results comparable to those seen with traditional ...
Nature

Strategic choices to reduce implantable cardioverter-defibrillator-related morbidity

The indications for ICD implantation continue to expand; however, these devices are associated with complications related to the implantation procedure itself and morbidity caused by the normal and ...
Healio

No direct evidence of ICD failure for non-MRI conditional devices after scan

An analysis of more 800 MRI examinations shows the scans do not induce clinically significant functional changes in non-MRI-conditional implantable cardioverter defibrillators, data from a ...
EurekAlert!

Disparity in use of implantable devices to prevent sudden death in heart failure patients

A study of heart failure patients who meet national guidelines for devices that stabilize and strengthen the heart's electrical system found that only half of eligible patients received the devices.
MedTech Dive

Impulse Dynamics raises $158M to commercialize heart failure device

By strengthening heart contractions, Impulse’s device could improve quality of life, restore functional capacity and enhance tolerance for exercise.
WBUR

Strategy Flags Almost All Genetic Heart Disease Patients Who'll Face Sudden Death

Researchers at Tufts Medical Center report reassuring accuracy predicting which patients with a common genetic heart disease are at the most risk of sudden death and thus most need an implanted device ...
Nature

Should all patients with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction receive combined CRT–ICD therapy?

Patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction have been shown to derive clinical benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and from implantable ...
Medscape

Age Likely Explains Pacemaker vs ICD Survival Difference in HF

Pacemakers do not result in lower survival than implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) devices in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for heart failure, a large health claims ...