Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced late-breaking results of a large-scale, real-world ...
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) used to treat tachycardia arrhythmias and heart failure. This includes cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D).
February 14, 2022 — Philips, a global leader in health technology, is supporting the American Heart Association’s multi ...
![When Do Children Need Pacemakers and Defibrillators? Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Pediatric_cardiology_GettyImages-1329868196.jpg?itok=uwPuxivL)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles cardiologist Michael Silka, M.D., helped to pioneer the development of indications for ...
![Implicity provides a remote cardiac monitoring and research platform used by Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities and medical centers to deliver high-quality care for patients with connected cardiac devices. On this platform, Implicity aggregates, normalizes and standardizes data from any implantable cardiac device across all manufacturers.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/implicity_Remote_cardiac_monitoring_Software%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=3iFTtZgE)
With 1.2 to 1.4 million new electrophysiology (EP) devices being prescribed to patients around the world each year ...
Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., MPH, associate section head, cardiac electrophysiology, Heart and Vascular Institute at ...
Samir Saba, M.D., co-director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute, and chief ...
July 28, 2021 — The U.S. Justice Department announced earlier this month that St. Jude Medical Inc. agreed to pay $27 ...
July 27, 2021 — Medtronic announced new data from the landmark WRAP-IT study published in Heart Rhythm,[1] demonstrating ...
![In the past decade there has been a proliferation of clinical-grade wearable monitors and implantable devices such as pacemakers, ICDs, implantable cardiac monitors, and new pacemaker-like devices that can control hypertension. In the near future, these devices will be tied into a body-wide internet of things for specific patients that can transmit patient data to clinicians wirelessly to enable an integrated, more robust form of telecardiology and telemedicine.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/WBAN_wearable_Implantable_monitor_devices.jpg?itok=92HB8TZQ)
Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death for people over 65 years old in North America and Europe ...
June 2, 2021 — Implicity, a leader in remote patient monitoring software and cardiac data management solutions ...
May 14, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising patients and caregivers to keep any consumer ...
April 26, 2021 — Patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) should be regularly screened for ...
![Medtronic is recalling some of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) devices because of an unexpected and rapid decrease in battery life. The company said this is due to a short circuit and will cause some devices to produce a “Recommended Replacement Time” (first warning that the battery is low) earlier than expected. Some devices may progress from “Recommended Replacement Time” to full battery depletion within as little as one day.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Medtronic_ICD_recall_2021.jpg?itok=zzLWvFni)
April 12, 2021 — Medtronic is recalling some of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac ...
April 2, 2021 — Today, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) launched the Electrophysiology (EP) Device Implant ...
![Integrating data from an array of implantable EP devices from different vendors can be difficult or require disconnected silos of data for different vendors. One solution that was recently introduced to integrate data from various vendors is the Optimize EP software, which allows viewing data from all device vendors in one platform to streamline workflows.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Opimize_EP_with_devices.jpg?itok=H9OAQAhS)
A few weeks ago, a patient of mine experienced a cardiac event — his heart stopped. Completely. However, his implantable ...