Giulio Molon, M.D.; Cosimo Perrone, M.D.; Massimiliano Maines, M.D.; Alessandro Costa, M.D.; Jennifer Comisso, M.D.; Alida Boi, M.D.; Eugenio Moro, M.D.; Giuseppe ...

Background: Multiple clinical trials have shown that a properly functioning implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is capable of interrupting sudden death caused by ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

In a typical population of patients requiring implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy without pacing, mostly for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death, a subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD; ...

Like the name suggests, sudden cardiac arrest comes on without warning and is a leading cause of death for adults over the age of 40. For people who may be at risk, doctors may suggest an implantable ...

For older patients without an indication for pacing, the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD; Boston Scientific) provides results comparable to those seen with traditional ...

The US FDA study is intended to evaluate the system for treating life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

Elderly patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure who receive implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death live longer than those that do not. Further, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced Medtronic has issued a recall of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp's new leadless implantable heart defibrillator, hailed by some as a breakthrough, should be used on a limited basis until more data are collected, a ...

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 ...

An analysis of more 800 MRI examinations shows the scans do not induce clinically significant functional changes in non-MRI-conditional implantable cardioverter defibrillators, data from a ...

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 ...