Cleveland Clinic doctors were the first in the world to successfully implant leadless pacemaker defibrillator systems in two patients as part of a global clinical trial sponsored by Boston Scientific, ...

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is associated with fewer lead-related complications than a transvenous ICD; however, the subcutaneous ICD cannot provide bradycardia and ...

Balance athletic goals with arrhythmia risk: match the device model and sensor to the sport, and use stress testing to set detection zones and avoid inappropriate therapy.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Christian Eriksen's soccer career could be saved by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD, a small battery-powered device to regulate his heartbeat following a ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; Yu Zhang, Wen-Long Dai, Can-Can Lin, Qiao-Yuan Li and Cheng-Jun Guo from Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, ...

Q. My brother-in-law is getting a defibrillator. How is that different from a pacemaker? A. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or ICD, and a pacemaker are battery-powered devices installed in ...

Looking at a large cohort of patients undergoing various types of open heart surgery, investigators have provided contemporary data that can be used to inform patients about the risks of cardiac ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators are devices that sit under the skin, in the chest area near a patient's heart. They help with controlling abnormal heart rhythms. A pacemaker can treat an abnormally slow ...

Researchers have discovered that an implantable heart device, a combination of a defibrillator and pacemaker, is vulnerable to hackers. According to a study, authored by researchers at the University ...

The Cleveland Clinic announced their team successfully implanted the world's first leadless pacemaker defibrillator system in two patients. Pacemakers provide electrical stimulation to regulate a ...