Doctor's Training Affects Defibrillator Implant Results
Study finds fewer complications with electrophysiologists TUESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Chances are you've never heard of electrophysiology, but it's a medical subspecialty you should know about if you are one of the 100,000 or so Americans who will have a heart defibrillator i...Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator
Several cases of inappropriate shocks from appliances have been reported WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- A literally shocking tale of the potential dangers of do-it-yourself home repairs for people with implanted defibrillators comes from cardiologists in Denmark. "We recent...Heart Procedure Reduces Need for Defibrillator Shocks
While study results are promising, they don't address benefits of drug therapy WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment that wipes out abnormal heart tissue reduces the number of shocks delivered to people who have defibrillators implanted after heart attacks, a new trial sho...CPR, Defibrillator Combo Boosts Cardiac Incident Survival
Making more AEDs available in communities could save hundreds of lives, study finds MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) alone, bystander use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) combined with CPR more than doubles a person's chances of sur...Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Lawsuit Claims Center Opens to Aid Victims
Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Announces Opening of Dedicated Claims Center To Evaluate Numerous Possible Lawsuits Related to Defective Sprint Fidelis Leads Used With Medtronic Implantable Defibrillators NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillat...Test Spots Who Should Get Implanted Defibrillator
Not every patient needs the expensive but lifesaving devices, experts note THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test can give cardiologists guidance about whether they should implant defibrillators into patients with weak hearts, new research confirms. Implanted defibrillat...Cardiac Science Announces Full Shipment of 'Crash Cart' Defibrillator
Defibrillator to be Sold Exclusively by GE Healthcare Expands Company Offerings within Worldwide Hospital Market BOTHELL, Wash., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq: CSCX ), a global leader in advanced cardiac monitoring and defibrillation prod...New Therapy Found to Prevent Heart Failure
...nted cardiac resynchronization therapy device with defibrillator (CRT-D) versus patients who received only an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD-only). MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization ...TYRX Presents Early Clinical Results from AIGISRX(TM) Antibacterial Envelope Retrospective Registry
...ors. AIGIS also securely holds a pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in order to create a stable environment when implanted in the body. ...AIGIS is intended to securely hold a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in order to create a stable environment when implanted in the body. F...Kronos LV-T Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) System
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Description: Code-Ready defibrillator a defibrillator designed to provide clinicians with comprehensive support for resuscitation....Engineered heart tissue offers insights into irregular heartbeats, defibrillator failure
Engineers who have induced heart cells in culture to mimic the properties of the heart have used the tissue to gain new insight into the mechanisms that spawn irregular heart rhythms. Studies of the engineered cardiac tissue revealed that while electric shocks such as those delivered by defibrillat...New defibrillator signals doctor of patient's irregular heartbeat or device malfunction
Loyola first in U.S. to implant new FDA-approved device In a major advance for heart patients, Loyola University Health System is the first hospital in the U.S. to implant into a patient a new FDA-approved defibrillator which automatically signals the doctor via wireless satellite transmission i...Targeted drug therapy prevents exercise-induced arrhythmias
... tachycardia and ICD shocks whenever he got out of bed, Knollmann said. defibrillator therapy also can be problematic for pediatric patients (CPVT is usually dia... to allow us to back off the excessively high doses of beta blockers, limit defibrillator discharges in patients with ICDs, and decrease the likelihood that we'll ne...University of Pittsburgh cardiologists identify new cardiac arrest gene
...h is still not understood about the condition. It is found all over the world and presently there is no cure. The best therapy to date is to implant a defibrillator into the chests of patients who are clinically found to be at high risk. In this study we found that GPD1-L, while not an ion channel itself, is ...Are one-third of costly implanted heart devices unnecessary? New study suggests yes
...th similar test results who didn't receive ICDs. "This is the first study to demonstrate that a subset of patients who meet current criteria for defibrillator placement may not benefit at all from ICDs," says Paul Chan, M.D., M.Sc., senior author and a fellow in cardiovascular medicine at the U-M Medical Sch...MIT: Pulsing light silences overactive neurons
...ehaving erratically," he said. Many epilepsy patients have implanted electrodes that periodically give their brains an electric jolt, acting as a defibrillator to shut down overactive neurons. This new research opens up the possibility of an optical implant that could do the same thing, using light instead of...Prototype just-in-time medical device enables untrained bystanders to save lives
...months after training. The JITS device prototype used in the study consisted of a dummy "victim," a pressure-sensing headrest, an anesthesia mask, defibrillator pads, and a video screen and speakers that transmit audio and visual cues to tell the user what to do and give him or her feedback about actions taken...Study: Paramedics save more lives when they don't follow the rules
...forceful chest compressions. "Intubating the patient and waiting for the defibrillator to do its analysis takes time ?time a cardiac arrest victim doesn't have," ... couple of decades. Survival rates are better only if an automated external defibrillator (AED) is available and is used soon after the cardiac arrest. ...Implanted Devices Detect High-Risk Heart Failure Patients
...ectrically stimulate both sides of the heart in coordinated fashion, which optimizes the contractability of already weakened heart muscle. Second, the defibrillator "shocks" the heart back into normal rhythm whenever the heart beats irregularly. In addition to maintaining the heart, the devices also collect hea...Medical Machines Online Announces Release of a Brand New Philips HeartStart AED Defibrillator
The online medical equipment specialists at Medical Machines Online are announcing the release and availability of a brand new item on their website, the Philips HeartStart AED Defibrillator. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 31, 2008 -- Medical Machines Online is thrilled...Boston Scientific Announces European Approval of Next-Generation Implantable Defibrillator
NATICK, Mass., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced CE Mark approval of its CONFIENT(TM) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This approval represents the first Boston Scientific-branded cardiac rhythm management device to treat ...Boston Scientific Announces European Approval for Its LATITUDE(R) Patient Management System
... compatible with the Company's wireless TELIGEN(R) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and COGNIS(R) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), the world's smallest and thinnest high-energy devices. T...Boston Scientific Announces Company Schedule for Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions
... These presentations will provide new insights for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) patients. Schedule of Events (all times are Eastern Time) ...Boston Scientific Announces Results for Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2008
...Worldwide sales of the Company's CRM products for the third quarter of 2008 were $572 million, which included $423 million of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) sales, as compared to worldwide CRM sales of $517 million for the third quarter of 2007, which included $372 million of ICD sales. U.S. CRM prod...Boston Scientific Announces Results for First Quarter Ended March 31, 2008
...Worldwide sales of the Company's CRM products for the first quarter of 2008 were $565 million, which included $411 million of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) sales, as compared to worldwide CRM sales of $539 million for the first quarter of 2007, which included $398 million of ICD sales. U.S. CRM prod...Boston Scientific Announces Three FDA Product Approvals for Its Cardiac Rhythm Management Business
...ement business. They are: -- The CONFIENT(TM) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), which helps protect patients at risk of sudden cardiac death -- The LIVIAN(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), which provides cardiac resynchronization and defibrillation ...Boston Scientific Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2007
...orldwide sales of the Company's CRM business for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $544 million, which included $396 million of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) sales, as compared to worldwide CRM sales of $489 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, which included $356 million of ICD sales. U.S. CRM sal...Boston Scientific Announces Results for Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2007
... last quarter - Reported year-over-year worldwide cardiac rhythm management (CRM) sales growth of 16 percent, including implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) growth of 18 percent - Announced several new initiatives designed to increase shareholder value, including the planned sale of busines...