Interventional cardiac resynchronization therapy (I-CRT) describes the repurposing of a set of tools and techniques ...
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) are cardiac electrophysiology (EP) systems that include a small electronic device that is surgically implanted into a pocket of skin to help both ventricles contract together. They are also called biventricular pacemakers. These systems can be used for pacing only, or can include a built-in defibrillator.
![Seth Worley, M.D., senior consultant, section of cardiac electrophysiology, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, developed tools and techniques to optimize transvenous left ventricular (LV) lead implantation, including the I-CRT approach. Here he holds the tools that he personally developed for left ventricular lead implantation to treat heart failure. Photo courtesy of MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Seth_Worley_LO_RES1.jpg?itok=SZJbijXu)
![An implanted ICD showing its three venous leads. These multiple CRT leads can cause issues when they need to be replaced and are abandoned with new leads put over them in the SVC, which may require lead extraction.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Leads_EP_ICD_LOW_RES_from_McKesson_with_permission.jpg?itok=2pjz6FlC)
To extract or abandon broken or infected implantable, venous electrophysiology (EP) device leads has been a debate for ...
May 22, 2018 — Medtronic plc announced study results showing its AdaptivCRT algorithm is associated with improved ...
May 18, 2018 — Data on the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with non-left bundle ...
May 18, 2018 — In a new study, cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy was confirmed to significantly improve ...
![Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) live electrophysiology (EP) procedure case at the 2018 annual meeting. #HRS2018](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/HRS_2018_live_case_EP_electrophysiology_PR_image.jpg?itok=XJ0GBQyK)
Here is an aggregation of all the news and late-breaking studies presented at the 2018 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Scient ...
April 30, 2018 — LivaNova announced it completed the sale of its cardiac rhythm management (CRM) business to MicroPort ...
April 12, 2018 — Biotronik U.S. and Aziyo announced a strategic agreement allowing Biotronik to distribute Aziyo's ...
February 26, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Medtronic is recalling certain implantabl ...
January 3, 2018 — Abbott announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for magnetic resonance (MR) ...
November 25, 2017 — Sitting in, or standing close to the charging port of a Tesla electric vehicle did not trigger a ...
October 20, 2017 — Boston Scientific announced new data from the Multisensor Chronic Evaluation in Ambulatory Heart ...
September 27, 2017 — Boston Scientific recently launched the Resonate family of implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...
September 11, 2017 — According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global electrophysiology ...
August 21, 2017 — Biotronik announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and commercial availability of ...