February 2, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified a recent recall of the Boston Scientific ...
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 2, 2021 – Optimize EP, a digital health company focused on transforming cardiac care by improving the current ...
![The most popular story in the month of January 2021 was on a small study that showed the new iPhone 12 can cause ICDs to stop functioning. COVID-19 content continues to rank among the top stories, including an article on the possible long-term cardiac consequences of COVID-19 infection in COVID long-haulers.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Most%20popular%20January%202021.jpg?itok=rZ1TfJi4)
February 1, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...
January 8, 2020 — A new study published this week in HeartRhythm, the journal of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), found ...
Robert Kowal, M.D., chief medical officer of the Medtronic cardiac rhythm and heart failure division, said there has ...
![Chest X-ray, posteroanterior view, of a 79-year-old man with history of a previous pacemaker, with abandoned right atrial and right ventricular pacing leads on the right side at time of new cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implant on the left side. Arrows indicate a nodular opacity in the right midlung concerning for mass. Find more images of patients in this study in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Patient%20with%20ICD%20and%20leads%20in%20Gupta%20MRI%20Study.jpg?itok=uCi1zWeV)
October 27, 2020 – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations can be safely performed in patients with non-MR ...
September 8, 2020 - A new study presented at the 2020 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress shows that Biotronik ...
July 13, 2020 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Abbott's next-generation Gallant implantable ...
Interview with Andrew D. Krahn, M.D., FHRS, head of the division of cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital, and professor of ...
May 12, 2020 — Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Cobalt and Crome ...
May 8, 2020 — Final results from the UNTOUCHED study of the Emblem Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System ...
![The Boston Scientific Emblem MRI-safe S-ICD system does not require a transvenous lead, leading to fewer complications with this type of ICD.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/X0000_Boston%20Scientific_S-ICD%20with%20torso_2.jpeg?itok=Br9w-qO7)
May 8, 2020 — A new clinical trial is the first to compare the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous implantable ...
![Valentina Kutyifa, M.D., Ph.D., University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y., is doing research in the BIO-LIBRA Study to determine it ICD or CRT-D devices work better in men or women with heart failure often present with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/BIO_LIBRA_Dr_.Valentina_Kutyifa_JPG.jpg?itok=YhzDhroK)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women in North America, and women with heart failure often ...
![Earlier this year, Medtronic began a worldwide pivotal study evaluating its investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) system to treat dangerously fast heart rhythms. The EV ICD system is designed to deliver lifesaving defibrillation and pacing therapy via a device the same size as traditional, transvenous ICDs, but with a lead (thin wire) placed outside the heart and veins. The future of CRM device technology.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/MedtronicExtravascularEVICDSystem2019.jpg?itok=MK3fGfG6)
Cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices in use today are evolving to raise the bar beyond monitoring and managing ...
November 6, 2019 — Cleveland Clinic announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020 at a multimedia presentation last ...