Heart failure patients at risk of arrhythmias should not have to wait until after stent insertion before they are fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device (ICD), according to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A common implantable device that helps stop dangerous heart rhythms by sending out small jolts of electricity sometimes misfires, Dutch researchers warn. Over 5 years, they ...

DURHAM, N.C. – African-Americans are significantly less likely than white Americans to receive expensive high-tech implantable defibrillators into the chest to keep their hearts beating regularly, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators can prevent arrhythmic death for people with congenital ...

Global Implantable Defibrillator Market OverviewThe global implantable defibrillator market is projected to grow at a steady CAGR of ~7% during the forecast period, driven by rising cardiovascular ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with mild to moderate heart failure benefited from an implanted Medtronic Inc device that combines a pacemaker to coordinate pumping with a defibrillator that shocks the ...

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Implantable devices have been used for decades to treat heart disease. The first pacemaker was implanted over 40 years ago, and implantable defibrillators were first used in the early 1980s. But the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -Local doctors are among the first in the nation to use a new, implantable device to help save lives. It helps keep the heart beating strong. This new device could help reduce the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the launch of the Fortify(TM) ST implantable cardioverter ...

Heart failure occurs when the heart becomes too weak to adequately pump blood through the circulatory system. In left-sided heart failure, the heart has difficulty pumping oxygenated blood to the ...

The major trials that established cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as a treatment for heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) tended not to include patients who already had ...