Tag: implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators do not adhere to driving restrictions
Jenny Bjerre outlines the results of a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC 2019; 31 August–4 September, Paris, France) which...
High survival rates for elderly patients with implantable defibrillators
Of patients over age 65 who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) after surviving sudden cardiac arrest or a near-fatal arrhythmia, almost 80% survived two...
Biotronik Home Monitoring associated with 38% reduced all-cause mortality at one...
During a scientific talk at the 2016 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, Gerhard Hindricks, Leipzig Heart Center, Germany, presented results of a meta-study;...