Background: Effects of direct radiation on implantable cardiac devices have been well studied. However, the effects of scatter radiation are not as clear. Recommendations on management of patients ...

Digital media players such as the iPod may not interfere in a dangerous way with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), new research shows. But to be on the safe side, people ...

Digital media players such as the iPod may not interfere in a dangerous way with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), new research shows. But to be on the safe side, people ...

A UT Southwestern Medical Center quality improvement team led a large-scale, multispecialty project in partnership with the Parkland Center of Innovation and Value to help patients with implantable ...

In recent years defects in ICD leads have caused recalls and provoked broad concerns among health care professionals and patients alike about the safety and reliability of ICDs and other implanted ...

A French clinical trial concludes that cardiac device management using a home monitoring system with daily telemetry in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is safe, reduces ...

What is Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)? The electrical activity of the heart keeps the heart beating constantly at a regular rhythm. A disturbance in this rhythm is called an arrhythmia.

A new and effective computer software program helps track implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) function sooner, according to a recent research. A new and effective computer software program ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A novel implantable cardioverter ...

Twenty ICDs that had never previously been exposed to radiation were used for this study. Devices were provided by Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN, USA; 10 devices), St. Jude (Sylmar, CA, USA; six devices) ...