Electric shocks delivered by subcutaneous defibrillators are equally effective compared to shocks delivered by conventional transvenous defibrillators, according to a study published in the journal ...

SAN FRANCISCO — An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with a lead system that inserts just below the sternum performed promisingly in a recent early experience that sets the stage for a more ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce mortality in patients with increased risk of sudden cardiac death, but use of these devices has been limited by complications with the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- An investigational extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) continues to demonstrate it can appropriately shock patients and prevent sudden cardiac death, extended ...

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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Updated guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) now ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Use of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) appears to have some advantages over transvenous devices for patients with an ICD indication but no need for pacing, ...