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).

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July 31, 2019 — The chances of patients experiencing complications after having a cardiac device implanted vary ...

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News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

For patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) who are being evaluated for a permanent implantable cardioverter ...

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A physician explaining an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to a patient. Image courtesy of Biotronik.
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | Dave Fornell, Editor

This is a brief overview of updates on implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), including new technology ...

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May 15, 2019 — A new infection risk scoring system has been developed based on data from the large PADIT Trial.[1] The ...

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May 15, 2019 - Three new studies show that patients who are medically indicated for implantable heart devices, including ...

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May 14, 2019 – Results from new research show that passengers with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), such ...

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News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

May 13, 2019 — Boston Scientific announced acute results from the UNTOUCHED study evaluating safety and efficacy of the ...

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May 13, 2019 – Results from a new survey are the first to report a large discrepancy in patient’s knowledge of their ...

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May 13, 2019 – A first-in-human pilot study of Medtronic's investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter ...

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News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

April 29, 2019 — Biotronik announced the full commercial launch of the Acticor device family, including Acticor DX and ...

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News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

April 18, 2019 – Biotronik announced the European market release of what it calls the world’s smallest implantable ...

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Concerto CRT-D and Virtuoso ICD implantable cardiac devices are among several Medtronic electrophysiology devices included in a safety alert because of their lack of cybersecurity measures to avoid hacking, according to the FDA.
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March 22, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication to alert healthcare providers ...

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Khaldoun Tarakji, M.D., MPH, associate section head, section of electrophysiology and pacing in the Robert and Suzanne ...

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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.
Feature | EP Lab | Dave Fornell, Editor

To extract or abandon broken or infected implantable, venous electrophysiology (EP) device leads has been a debate for ...

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