PLATINIUM, released simultaneously in both Europe and Japan by LivaNova (formerly Sorin Group), will protect patients from avoidable replacement surgeries and the inherent risk of complications.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among the features of the new European Society of Cardiology guideline on pacing and cardiac resynchronization ...

- New Gallant™ high voltage devices offer patients and their doctors a smartphone app and Bluetooth connectivity designed to help doctors tailor therapy to a patient's unique clinical needs - Gallant ...

San Francisco, CA - When a heart-failure patient has a defibrillator-equipped cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) device, antitachycardia pacing (ATP) is preferable to a shock for the treatment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medtronic recalled ICDs and CRT-Ds with a glassed feedthrough made after Oct. 13, 2017 due to risk for low- or ...

Implanted devices that treat cardiac dysfunction in heart failure patients are as successful in "real world" use as they are in controlled clinical trial settings, according to a large new study ...

On the heels of a unanimous FDA panel recommendation in March for an expanded indication of Boston Scientific's (Natick, Massachusetts) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with mild to moderate heart failure benefited from an implanted Medtronic Inc device that combines a pacemaker to coordinate pumping with a defibrillator that shocks the ...

The U.S. FDA has given its nod to Abbott Laboratories' next-generation Gallant implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices. The ...

In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association at the beginning of November, Yale researchers report an association between industry payments received by cardiologists and the ...

In today’s world we have come to rely on our devices, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, as a key element in all aspects of our lives. Whether it’s letting loved ones know we’re on our way, ...