October 17, 2018 — The U.S.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for implantable cardioverter defibrillator, ICD, used to treat tachycardia arrhythmias and heart failure. This includes CRT-Ds.
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Medtronic plc announced the start of a pilot study of its investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) system, with the first patient implant performed at...
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Placement of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) not meeting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Coverage Determination criteria declined following the...
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May 16, 2018 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) released communication recommendations to assist healthcare professionals to understand and...
Medtronic is issuing a software update to address a safety risk caused by cybersecurity vulnerabilities associated with the internet connection between the Carelink 2090 and Carelink Encore 29901 implantable EP device programmers.
Feature | Cybersecurity | October 17, 2018
October 17, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed information about potential...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | August 09, 2018
August 9, 2018 — Medtronic plc announced the start of a...
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018 — Placement of...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | July 02, 2018
July 2, 2018 — University of Washington (UW) Medicine cardiologists have developed a tool to predict which...
News | Leads Implantable Devices | May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018 - Medtronic plc announced results from a...
A live EP case presentation during the 2018 Heart Rhythm meeting.
Feature | HRS | May 18, 2018 | Dave Fornell
Here is an aggregation of all the news and late-breaking studies presented at the 2018...
Implantation of pacemakers, ICDs and the related cardiac leads opens patients to infection risk.
News | EP Lab | May 17, 2018
May 10, 2018 – A new study is the first to test the clinical effectiveness of incremental peri-operative antibiotics...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018 — Boston Scientific announced results from an analysis of the LATITUDE database evaluating the...
News | EP Lab | April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018 — LivaNova announced it completed the sale of its cardiac rhythm management (CRM) business to...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | April 13, 2018
April 13, 2018 — Medical advice about implanted cardiac defibrillators obtained via an online message board appears...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018 — Biotronik U.S. and Aziyo announced a strategic agreement allowing Biotronik to distribute Aziyo's...
Videos | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | March 14, 2018
The Zoll LifeVest is a temporary, wearable defibrillator designed as a safety net for patients, especially those...
News | Cybersecurity | February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018 — Medical devices, including cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, could be at risk for...
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | February 26, 2018
February 26, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Medtronic is recalling certain...
