Tag: pacemakers
Post-TAVI pacemaker implantation linked to long-term increase in mortality rates
Pacemaker implantation within 30 days after a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure has been found to correlate with significantly higher rates of all-cause...
US FDA issues alert over potential need for early device replacement...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted patients, caregivers and healthcare providers about the potential need for early device replacement of Boston...
AHA 2024: Reconditioned pacemakers appear to perform as well as new...
A randomised trial comparing previously used and new pacemakers in patients with heart rhythm disorders has found reconditioned devices to be as safe and...
Merit Medical signs agreement to purchase lead management portfolio from Cook...
Merit Medical Systems has announced that it recently signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to purchase Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio for a total...
EHRA 2023: Electric vehicle chargers found to be safe for patients...
High power electric vehicle chargers are safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators, according to a study published in EP Europace, a journal of...
The first 60 years of cardiac pacing
Sixty years ago, the first pacemaker implant was made in Stockholm, Sweden (Senning & Elmqvist) on 8 October 1958. The patient had atrioventricular block...
Treating sleep apnoea in pacemaker patients improves AF therapy
This video has been sponsored by LivaNova.
Sleep apnoea is a major chronic disease that can have cardiovascular consequences. Around 40–50% of people with atrial...
Pacemakers safely reused in Mexico highlight potential of recycling CIEDs
Recycling or reusing cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) could bring down costs for low-income or uninsured patients. A small study presented at the 30th...
Biotronik receives CE mark for 3 Tesla full-body MRIs with newest...
Biotronik has received CE mark approval for 3 tesla (T) full-body scans with its latest range of magnetic resonance (MR) conditional pacemaker systems, including...
Pacemaker function may be impacted by electric appliances
Electric and magnetic fields generated from everyday household appliances, electrical tools and more, used in very close proximity to the body, can interfere with...
Medtronic gets FDA approval for MRI compatible cardiac rhythm and heart...
Medtronic has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its suite of cardiac rhythm and heart failure devices and leads to be...