This study was designed to determine how physicians manage pacemaker (PM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recalls and safety alerts (collectively "advisories") and to determine which ...

Background: Although more than 150,000 implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted yearly worldwide, only few studies systematically examined complications of ICD therapy in large ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abbott announced that a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator and an implantable cardioverter ...

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 ...

A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, ...

A software monitoring program that tracks implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) function could detect problems with the devices earlier than current monitoring processes, according to new ...

Global Implantable Defibrillator Market OverviewThe global implantable defibrillator market is projected to grow at a steady CAGR of ~7% during the forecast period, driven by rising cardiovascular ...

Early substrate-based radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) was associated with reduced risk of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapies, but with no meaningful difference ...

Medtronic has received U.S. regulatory approval to sell a new implantable defibrillator that can be placed outside of the heart and veins to treat SCA — sudden cardiac arrest — an electrical problem ...

Boston Scientific Shockless Implant Evaluation (SIMPLE) Study Results Presented at Heart Rhythm 2014, the Heart Rhythm Society's 35th Annual Scientific Sessions The trial results demonstrated that ...

A wearable automatic defibrillator may be an alternative to an implantable cardiac defibrillator for a small group of patients, say researchers. There are few large, randomized and controlled clinical ...