Wearable heart device cleared for children with cardiac risk
Federal health officials have cleared a wearable heart-zapping device for children who are at risk of deadly irregular heartbeats.
Dec 17, 2015
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Federal health officials have cleared a wearable heart-zapping device for children who are at risk of deadly irregular heartbeats.
Dec 17, 2015
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Patients with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease who received cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator had a lower risk of hospitalization for heart failure or death from this condition compared to patients ...
Dec 7, 2015
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University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center (UH) is following the old adage of 'out with the old, in with the new.'
Nov 18, 2015
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Intimate partners of people with heart defibrillators are more concerned about resuming sexual activity than the patients immediately after the device is implanted, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Nov 9, 2015
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When people with end-stage kidney disease start dialysis, a treatment that filters the blood to rid the body of harmful waste, extra salt and water, they are at high risk of sudden cardiac death. Researchers at the University ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Scripps Health is the first health care provider in San Diego County to use the only implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device approved for use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.
Sep 24, 2015
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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 first time today at ESC ...
Sep 1, 2015
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Heart failure patients whose implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) include an automated alert when too much fluid accumulates in their lungs did not have improved outcomes compared to patients with regular ICDs, ...
Sep 1, 2015
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A gene associated with sudden cardiac death in the general population has been identified using implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) monitoring in research presented for the first time at ESC Congress today. The research ...
Aug 31, 2015
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ESC Guidelines published today recommend DNA analysis as a fundamental component of post mortem assessment in young sudden death victims. Identification of a genetic cause helps to quickly diagnose and protect relatives.
Aug 29, 2015
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