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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

FDA Approves Biotronik’s Ilesto 7 ICD/CRT-D Series

Biotronik announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for its Ilesto 7 implantable cardioverter-defibrillator/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (ICD/CRT-D) series. The devices are smaller, thinner and light...

CardioGuide Enables Real-Time Navigation Leads During CRT Implants

 Medtronic Inc. announced market release of the CardioGuide Implant System, a novel real-time navigation system for cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers and defibrillators (CRT-P and CRT-D), in the United States and Canada. The system...

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Editor’s Choice of Most Innovative New Technology at ACC 2013

This is a roundup of some of the DAIC editor's choice of the most innovative new technologies showcased at ACC 2013, including products in the areas of interventional cardiology, patient monitoring, electrophysiology and echocardiography....

Biotronik Iforia is World’s First DF4 ICD/CRT-D Approved for MRI

Biotronik received CE mark for its most advanced ICD/CRT-D (implantable cardioverter defibrillator/cardiac resynchronization therapy device) series. Iforia is the world’s first DF4 ICD/CRT-D series approved for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging...

Biventricular Pacing Reduces Symptoms in AV Block Patients...
Medtronic Inc. announced new data demonstrating that simultaneously pacing the lower chambers of the heart, or biventricular (BiV) pacing with a cardiac...
ACC/AHA Update Guideline for Management of Heart Failure
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released an expanded clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with...
Nearly 50 Percent of Patients With Cardiac Device...
The incremental mortality in implantable pacemaker and defibrillator recipients who experience a device infection, compared to patients without device...
Data From 100,000 ICDs Show Battery Longevity Projections...
New data from 100,438 patients with Boston Scientific implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy...
FDA Approves Biotronik’s Ilesto 7 ICD/CRT-D Series
Biotronik announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for its Ilesto 7 implantable cardioverter-
CMS ICD App Helps Doctors Evaluate Eligibility for ICD, CRT-D, CRT-P
  Think Tank Medical's CMS ICD Application for the iPhone and iPad ensures that 100 percent of patients screened meet the evidence-...
St. Jude Medical’s new version of its Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN) offers a secure, Internet-based remote care system is for...
Sorin Group Leads
Tilda, Vigila and Celerity leads offer a complete package for physicians to better manage their patients’ individualized needs. Tilda...
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ACC/AHA Update Guideline for Management of Heart Failure
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released an expanded clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with...
Nearly 50 Percent of Patients With Cardiac Device...
The incremental mortality in implantable pacemaker and defibrillator recipients who experience a device infection, compared to patients without device...
CardioGuide Enables Real-Time Navigation Leads During CRT...
 Medtronic Inc. announced market release of the CardioGuide Implant System, a novel real-time navigation system for cardiac resynchronization therapy...
Editor’s Choice of Most Innovative New Technology at ACC...
This is a roundup of some of the DAIC editor's choice of the most innovative new technologies showcased at ACC 2013, including products in the areas of...

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New Trends and Technology in Electrophysiology from HRS 2013
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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on Cardiovascular IT?
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular departments. While the ruling will...