June 1, 2016 — Biotronik announced the launch of CardioMessenger Smart in the United States. CardioMessenger Smart...
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).
Examples of how the computer model would classify one patient at high risk for heart arrhythmia and another at low risk. Image courtesy of Royc Faddis/Johns Hopkins University.
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016 — An interdisciplinary Johns Hopkins University team has developed a...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 09, 2016
May 9, 2016 — Medtronic announced the results of several studies evaluating a novel approach to implantable...
The S-ICD system is implanted without use of leads implanted in veins or inside the heart.
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 09, 2016
May 9, 2016 — The mid to long-term results from the EFFORTLESS study, the largest subcutaneous implantable...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | April 03, 2016
April 3, 2016 — Many patients who have an...
Amplia MRI Quad CRT-D SureScan image courtesy of Medtronic
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced that it received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the first and only...
Technology | Leads Implantable Devices | March 04, 2016
March 4, 2016 — Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the...
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016 — Biotronik announced that its Itrevia 7 HF-T...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | February 03, 2016
February 3, 2016 — Biotronik announced CE approval for its new Ilivia...
News | Leads Implantable Devices | January 25, 2016
January 26, 2016 — St. Jude Medical Inc. is recalling the Optisure implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)...
Technology | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Zoll LifeVest Wearable Cardioverter...
Technology | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015 — Biotronik received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use of its latest family...
News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced CE Mark approval for...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | December 08, 2015
December 8, 2015 — At Ahuja Medical Center, University Hospitals (UH) cardiologists recently implanted the Boston...
News | EP Lab | December 08, 2015
December 8, 2015 — Biotronik announced the first patient enrollments to the B3 clinical trial. The study will...
