left ventricular ejection fraction 29.8±5.0%, 52.2% ischaemic cardiomyopathy, mean follow-up of 11.9±6.6 months). The overall survival was 69.6% (95% CI 62.6% to 76.2%). VT episodes and ICD ...

Despite advancement in pharmacologic treatment for AF, it is associated with worse outcomes in patients with HF compared with those in normal sinus rhythm (NSR). 1 Cardiac resynchronisation therapy ...

Multiple shocks in a patient with a cardiac resynchronization ICD with extended bipolar sensing (Contak C™) due to double counting initiated by a pacemaker-mediated tachycardia prevention algorithm.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), also called biventricular pacing, uses a special kind of pacemaker -- a biventricular pacemaker -- that is designed to help the ventricles contract more ...

Pacing Personalized medicine Technology INTRODUCTION Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a well-established nonpharmacological treatment for symptomatic heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ...

Patients with refractory, symptomatic left ventricular (LV) mid-cavity obstructive (LVMCO) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have few therapeutic options. Right ventricular pacing is associated with modest ...

One patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy underwent bi-ventricular assist device implantation due to terminal heart failure. Explantation of her single chamber ICD and lead extraction prior to ...

Patients with indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) have better clinical outcomes when they undergo left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) rather than conventional biventricular ...

Medical advice for those with equipped with pacemakers and ICDs. How magnetic fields cause EMI problems. Devices that could wreak EMI havoc on pacemakers and ICDs. Implantation of cardiac ...

Christian Eriksen's soccer career could be saved by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD, a small battery-powered device to regulate his heartbeat following a cardiac arrest suffered ...