Implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden death from cardiac causes in selected patients but require the use of transvenous lead systems. To eliminate the need for venous access, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators can be extracted safely and feasibly. S-ICD extraction was ...

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) was designed to avoid complications related to the transvenous ICD lead by using an entirely extrathoracic placement. Evidence comparing ...

Traditionally implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been implanted transvenously by creating a pouch in the subclavicular area and gaining vascular access to the heart. This approach, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator was noninferior to a transvenous ICD regarding major ...

The FDA today approved the Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) system from Cameron Health. The device is the first ICD that does not require a lead that connects directly to the heart and ...

The US FDA study is intended to evaluate the system for treating life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

The Cleveland Clinic announced their team successfully implanted the world's first leadless pacemaker defibrillator system in two patients. Pacemakers provide electrical stimulation to regulate a ...

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, ...

Medical doctor Ghiyath Tabbal anticipates doing 100 heart procedures a year using a new version of an implantable defibrillator. Medical doctor Ghiyath Tabbal anticipates doing 100 heart procedures a ...

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