June 18 (UPI) --People at a risk for heart failure often turn to a defibrillator to remove that threat, but for some patients that's not always the answer, new research shows. For patients with heart ...

Results from the multi-center CRT-NEXT study demonstrated that CRT-DX is as safe and effective as conventional three-lead CRT ...

Now Offering Both 1.5 and 3 Tesla Indications for MR-Conditional ICMs, Pacemakers, ICDs and CRT-Ds "The ability to provide CRT-D patients with access to MRI scans is a significant, necessary ...

Shanghai, China - The first patient implants of the Boston Scientific Corporation COGNIS™ cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) were successfully performed in China’s Zhejiang ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term CRT-D use was tied to improved survival and time to adverse events vs. ICD therapy in patients with ...

Presentation on CRT-NEXT Study at ACC Conference Highlights Similar Primary Outcomes Compared to Conventional CRT-D, Fewer Atrial‑Lead Complications and Shorter Procedures with 2-Lead CRT-D ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy, women were less likely to die or have a ventricular event than ...

PLATINIUM, released simultaneously in both Europe and Japan by LivaNova (formerly Sorin Group), will protect patients from avoidable replacement surgeries and the inherent risk of complications.

Most patients with a cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the addition of a defibrillator, according to results from the CeRtiTuDe cohort study presented for the ...

A Minnesota-based company is recalling more than 348,000 defibrillators over concerns that they may not work. Medtronic, which has its executive headquarters based in Minneapolis, initiated the recall ...

Certain groups of heart failure patients may see improved heart function with cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) if traditional implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...