Pacemakers
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for pacemakers used to treat bradycardia.
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 as...
Feature | Cybersecurity | May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) released communication recommendations to assist healthcare professionals...
News | EP Lab | April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018 — LivaNova announced it completed the sale of its cardiac rhythm management (CRM) business to MicroPort...
News | Cybersecurity | February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018 — Medical devices, including cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, could be at risk for...
The Boston Scientific Essentio MRI-safe pacemaker. It is common for pacemaker patients to need magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which has not previously been possible because the magnetic fields could damage older devices. All pacemaker vendors now have FDA-cleared MRI compatible pacemakers.
Feature | Pacemakers | February 13, 2018 | Dave Fornell
There have been several advancements in pacemaker technologies over the past few years. This is an overview of some of...
Videos | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | December 13, 2017
Emanuel Kanal, M.D., director of MRI services and professor of radiology and neuroradiology at the University of...
Mexican government reports conclude more than half of the population does not have access to social security or private insurance that covers a pacemaker implant, and 44 percent live in poverty. Recycling donated, explanted pacemakers offers a new option for these patients.
News | Pacemakers | November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017 — Mexican doctors have safely reused donated pacemakers after sterilization, according to a study...
Technology | Heart Failure | October 18, 2017
October 18, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new treatment option for patients...
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News | EP Lab | September 11, 2017
September 11, 2017 — According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global electrophysiology...
Abbott. St. Jude Medical has updated its firmware to address cybersecurity issues with its Allure Quadra MP and other EP devices.
Feature | EP Lab | August 29, 2017 | Dave Fornell
August 29, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a firmware update that is now available to...
Technology | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017 — Biotronik announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and commercial availability of...
News | EP Lab | July 27, 2017
July 27, 2017 — There is good news when it comes to the heart’s sinoatrial node (SAN), the body’s natural pacemaker....
News | Atrial Fibrillation | July 03, 2017
July 3, 2017 — Medtronic recently announced that its Reactive ATP therapy slows the progression of atrial fibrillation...
The Biosense Webster multi-electrode balloon RF ablation catheter. Each electrode can have varied power settings to avoid damage to underlying tissues like the esophagus.
Feature | EP Lab | June 22, 2017 | Dave Fornell
Electrophysiology (EP) technology has been advancing rapidly the past few years with new ablation tools to improve...
News | Pacemakers | June 20, 2017
June 20 2017 — Pacemakers and other cardiac devices can help solve forensic cases, according to a study presented at...
