TCTMD

Subcutaneous ICD Holds Up Well Against Transvenous Devices

In a typical population of patients requiring implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy without pacing, mostly for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death, a subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD; ...

MicroPort CardioFlow’s Next-Gen Defibrillator Wins Fast-Track Review in China

MicroPort CardioFlow Medtech Corp. ( (HK:2160) ) just unveiled an update.
Healio

FDA designates recall of ICD, CRT devices as class I

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced Medtronic has issued a recall of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac ...
EurekAlert!

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement associated with complications

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) generator replacement in Canadian patients with devices that were recalled was associated with an 8 percent rate of complications, according to a study in ...
Business Wire

St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval of Smaller, Higher Power ICD and CRT-D Devices with New Heart Failure Monitors

“This new device platform provides a number of new features that will help me to improve management of my patients with ICD and CRT-D devices, while delivering new safety features on top of St. Jude ...
TCTMD

Subcutaneous ICD Has Favorable Outcomes in Older Patients

For older patients without an indication for pacing, the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD; Boston Scientific) provides results comparable to those seen with traditional ...
Medscape

UNTOUCHED: Inappropriate Shocks Cut by Subcutaneous ICD Improvements

Patients with an indication for an implantable cardiac defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death and a sharply reduced left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% or less safely ...
Medscape

Fallout From ICD Malfunction Issue Broadens

November 29, 2005 — The beleaguered Guidant Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) has been on the defensive for months now, after reports of potentially serious malfunctions in some models of its ...
FierceBiotech

St. Jude armed with FDA approval for Ellipse ICD

We're picturing some St. Jude Medical ($STJ) executives alternatively giving each other "high fives" and crossing their fingers this morning. Here's why: The ...
Healio

No direct evidence of ICD failure for non-MRI conditional devices after scan

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An analysis of more 800 MRI examinations shows the scans do not induce clinically significant functional changes ...
Science Daily

Patients with cardiac devices do not adhere to driving ban

Nearly one-third of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) resume driving despite it being medically contraindicated -- a practice that is dangerous for themselves and others, ...
Nature

Strategic choices to reduce implantable cardioverter-defibrillator-related morbidity

The indications for ICD implantation continue to expand; however, these devices are associated with complications related to the implantation procedure itself and morbidity caused by the normal and ...