In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; Yu Zhang, Wen-Long Dai, Can-Can Lin, Qiao-Yuan Li and Cheng-Jun Guo from Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, ...

PM and ICD malfunctions occur frequently and affect many patients. Indeed more than 50 advisories have been issued and more than 500,000 patients have been affected by device advisories in the United ...

The rate of major complications associated with cardiac implantable electronic-device (CIED) implantation varied widely among different centers in recent data from Australia and New Zealand. The rate ...

This article explores pacemaker and ICD system architecture, with a focus on connector types and interconnect technologies.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the top news from the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions. Readers were most interested in radiation treatment for ventricular ...

Looking at a large cohort of patients undergoing various types of open heart surgery, investigators have provided contemporary data that can be used to inform patients about the risks of cardiac ...

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Defibrillators and pacemakers are two types of implantable medical devices. Both devices can be used to help with arrhythmia — a condition where the heart beats too fast, too slowly, or irregularly. A ...

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COPENHAGEN, June 17 (Reuters) - Christian Eriksen's soccer career could be saved by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD, a small battery-powered device to regulate his heartbeat following ...

The Cleveland Clinic announced their team successfully implanted the world's first leadless pacemaker defibrillator system in two patients. Pacemakers provide electrical stimulation to regulate a ...