Medscape

Age Likely Explains Pacemaker vs ICD Survival Difference in HF

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 ...
MedPage Today

CRT-D Upgrade Suits Patients With Pacing-Related Heart Failure

AMSTERDAM -- A cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) upgrade produced solid clinical benefit for patients with pacing-induced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the small BUDAPEST ...
FierceBiotech

PRESS RELEASE: FDA ApprovES St. Jude Medical's Radiofrequency Wireless ICD and CRT-D Heart Failure Device

St. Jude Medical today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its first radiofrequency (RF) wireless devices to treat patients with heart failure and with potentially lethal ...
News Medical

Defibrillator does not improve outcomes in patients with CRT pacemaker

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 ...
TCTMD

St. Jude Medical Announces Japanese Launch of Smaller, Higher Power ICD and CRT-D Devices

ST. PAUL, Minn. St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the launch of the Fortify(TM) ST implantable cardioverter ...
Business Wire

St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Approvals of New Pacemakers

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Allure Quadra ™ ...
EurekAlert!

Upgrade to cardiac resynchronisation therapy benefits heart failure patients with pacing

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 26 Aug 2023: Upgrade to cardiac resynchronisation therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) reduces morbidity and mortality and improves left ventricular (LV) reverse remodelling ...
Healio

CRT devices, His bundle pacing, reducing complications focus of new ESC pacing guideline

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among the features of the new European Society of Cardiology guideline on pacing and cardiac resynchronization ...
TCTMD

Medtronic Viva® Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Pacemaker Now Available in Europe

MINNEAPOLIS - Medtronic, Inc. today announced CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark receipt and the European launch of its newest cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker, Viva® CRT-P. The Viva CRT-P is ...
Medscape

BLOCK-HF: Replace RV Pacing With BiV in AV-Block Heart Failure

LOS ANGELES — Substituting biventricular (BiV) pacing for standard right ventricular pacing led to significant improvements in survival and hospitalization for heart-failure patients with ...
FierceBiotech

Medtronic issues EU recall for implantable defibrillators that may not emit strong enough shocks

Medtronic is warning European healthcare providers of a potential safety issue found within many of its implanted heart devices that may make them less effective. As described in a June notice made ...