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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...

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...

ACC/HRS Release Appropriate Use Criteria for ICDs, CRT

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), along with key specialty societies, released appropriate use criteria for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices....

Doctors Fail to Communicate Impact of Heart Devices With Patients

New research at Saint Louis University shows physicians do not talk to patients about the psychosocial impact and long-term risks of implanting cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to treat irregular heart rhythms, leaving them misinformed about how...

Dual Chamber Defibrillators Pose Higher Risk of...
A device commonly used to treat dangerous heart rhythms may cause more issues for patients than a simpler version of the same device. The implantable...
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...
St. Jude Medical Gains CE Mark for Ellipse and SJM Assura...
St. Jude Medical Inc. has received CE Mark approval of its next-generation Ellipse and SJM Assura portfolio of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)...
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-
First-in-Class ICD Uses Single Lead With AF Sensing Capabilities
The Biotronik Lumax 740 DX system is a first-in-class implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) that utilizes a single lead...
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...
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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...
Biotronik Iforia ICD/CRT-D CE-Approval
Biotronik Iforia is World’s First DF4 ICD/CRT-D Approved...
Biotronik received CE mark for its most advanced ICD/CRT-D (implantable cardioverter defibrillator/cardiac resynchronization therapy device) series. Iforia is...
ACC HRS Appropriate Use Criteria ICDs CRTs
ACC/HRS Release Appropriate Use Criteria for ICDs, CRT
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), along with key specialty societies, released appropriate use criteria for implantable...
Weight Loss American College of Cardiology ICD Implants Risk
Weight Loss Linked to Higher Risk With ICD Implants
Even minor weight loss is associated with worse health outcomes among patients implanted with a certain type of defibrillator known as cardiac...

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