Pacemakers do not result in lower survival than implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) devices in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for heart failure, a large health claims ...

Sudden cardiac arrests represent a significant cause of disease in young people, with athletes being at higher risk. For athletes who have previously had cardiac arrest, an implantable cardiac ...

This news comes amid a push within value-based care to ensure high-cost medical interventions deliver meaningful improvements ...

NEW ORLEANS -- An investigational extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) continues to demonstrate it can appropriately shock patients and prevent sudden cardiac death, extended ...

SAN FRANCISCO — An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with a lead system that inserts just below the sternum performed promisingly in a recent early experience that sets the stage for a more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel implantable cardioverter defibrillator platform may benefit patients with HF not eligible for cardiac ...

A woman who experienced health scare after health scare this past year has recently found a welcoming environment that has helped her learn more about her heart condition. Almost 11 years ago, a man ...

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has been released from hospital after having an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted. Lockyer collapsed in the 59th minute of Saturday’s Premier League ...