The risk associated with implantation of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is often focused on the immediate complications of the procedure. The long-term risk of having an ICD, ...

From 1993 to 2006, 481,976 sample records of primary PM implantation were identified, which corresponds to 2.4 million (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.28–2.50 million) patients with primary PM ...

The indications for ICD implantation continue to expand; however, these devices are associated with complications related to the implantation procedure itself and morbidity caused by the normal and ...

Defibrillation testing of implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) does not improve outcomes compared with device implantation without testing and, therefore, “defibrillation testing during ...

BERLIN, Germany—Performing ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation before placement of a primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) had a clinical benefit in a selected group of ...

KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman has reported that basketball player Emmanuel Negedu had a sub-pectoral implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) implanted in his ...

CHICAGO -- Patients who are underweight or small in stature are twice as likely to experience complications or die during insertion of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) compared to obese ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. Since the first human implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implant in ...

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, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators can prevent arrhythmic death for people with congenital ...