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 ...

• Epicardial leads implanted at the time of congenital heart surgery can be retrieved at a future date, simplifying subsequent pacemaker implantation in otherwise complicated heart anatomy. Cohen MI, ...

From 1993 to 2006, 481,976 sample records of primary PM implantation were identified, which corresponds to 2.4 million (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.28–2.50 million) patients with primary PM ...

Implanted under the skin of the chest, the pacemaker regulates a person’s heart rate by sending electrical impulses to the ...

Upgrading a patient from an existing permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) to a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device can be successfully and safely done in the ...

REHOVOT, Israel, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Xcardia Innovation Ltd., a private medical device company developing innovative cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator technology, announced the ...

Millions of people around the world depend on pacemakers, defibrillators and other life-saving implantable devices. The problem is, their batteries need to be replaced every five to ten years, ...