News tagged with implantable defibrillator
Many people with implantable defibrillators can participate in vigorous sports
Many people with implantable defibrillators can safely participate in vigorous sports according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
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May 20, 2013 |
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Wireless pacemaker shows promise in early study
(HealthDay)—Scientists report positive results in early testing of a wireless pacemaker that's placed in the heart instead of being connected to it via wires from the upper chest.
Cardiology
May 09, 2013 |
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FDA panel backs brain stimulator for epilepsy
(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has unanimously backed a device that lowers the rate of seizures among people with epilepsy.
Neuroscience
Feb 25, 2013 |
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FDA panel to consider brain stimulator for epilepsy
(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will weigh on Friday the merits of a new therapy for some people with epilepsy who have seizures that don't respond to medication.
Neuroscience
Feb 21, 2013 |
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MRI-friendly defibrillator implant opens doors for thousands of cardiac patients currently denied MRIs
Every year an estimated 1.5 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed in Canada and the number is growing at a rate of about 10 per cent per year. At the same time, a soaring number of Canadians who rely ...
Cardiology
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Real-world patient survival with defibrillators matches trial expectations
Patients who received an implantable heart defibrillator in everyday practice had survival benefits on par with those who received the same devices in carefully controlled clinical trials, according to a new study that highlights ...
Cardiology
Jan 01, 2013 |
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First FDA approved subcutaneous implantable defibrillator available for patients
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly stops pumping blood. When this occurs, blood stops flowing to the brain and other major organs. Recent estimates show that approximately 850,000 people ...
Cardiology
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Electrical storm is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity
Electrical storm (ES) is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity, according to research presented today, August 26, at the ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Federico Guerra from Italy. Data was also presented on which patients ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Novel imaging could better identify patients who would benefit from implantable cardiac defibrillator
New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that cardiologists may have a new way to identify patients who are at the highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest, and the most likely to benefit from receiving an implantable ...
Cardiology
May 10, 2012 |
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Computer software monitoring detects implantable cardioverter-defibrillator malfunctions sooner
A software monitoring program that tracks implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) function could detect problems with the devices earlier than current monitoring processes, according to new research in Circulation: Ca ...
Cardiology
Mar 06, 2012 |
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'Used' pacemakers give Indians new lease of life
Chandrakan Pawar is lucky to be alive. In September, the Indian former textile mill worker was given an artificial pacemaker after his heart rate plunged to just 20 to 30 beats per minute.
Cardiology
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Remote ICD monitoring a 'safe alternative' to conventional follow up
Device management using a home monitoring system with daily telemetry in patients with ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrilators) is a safe alternative to conventional monitoring and could decrease the number of inappropriate ...
Cardiology
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Heart Failure: Targeting the right patients for CRT-D
Patients with dyssynchronous yet viable ventricles are most likely to benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy combined with defibrillation, concludes the latest analysis of the MADIT CRT trial. The CRT-MADIT-CRT trial ...
Cardiology
May 22, 2011 |
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