Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have become standard therapy in patients at high risk for sudden death. [1,2] but their disadvantages, such as failure of the transvenous leads, ...

First-of-its-kind Aurora EV-ICD™ system offers single device, single procedure with lead placed outside of heart and veins FDA approval of the Medtronic Aurora EV-ICD system includes the system's ...

There is a reduction in sudden cardiac death risk among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with an ICD and recent decompensation.

Ayan was initially treated at a public sector hospital from where he was referred to the National Institute of Cardiovascular ...

PROFID EHRA, the first clinical trial seeking to challenge routine implantation of defibrillators in heart attack survivors with heart failure has just been launched. The European Society of ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -Local doctors are among the first in the nation to use a new, implantable device to help save lives. It helps keep the heart beating strong. This new device could help reduce the ...

Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute cardiology team perform surgery on a patient with heart valve disease, using a newly, FDA-approved clip device. The device gives patients diagnosed with ...

In June, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge began offering a new option to heart patients with leaky tricuspid heart valves, a condition that doctors previously had few tools to treat.

The global implantable defibrillator market is projected to grow at a CAGR of ~7% during the forecast period. The growth is ...