Although some studies have demonstrated that, given appropriate precautions, MRI can be safely performed in patients with selected implantable pacemakers, MRI in pacemaker patients is still ...

Preliminary findings from a randomized trial of 300 patients across seven countries shows that used pacemakers, when properly ...

In this prospective study, the use of a leadless pacemaker that received wireless communication from a subcutaneous ...

Knops, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, ...

Implantable Devices: "The AVEIR VR leadless pacemaker was designed to make the implantation and retrieval processes as ...

BACKGROUND: Declining cardiovascular mortality rates have been well-documented, yet temporal trends of sudden cardiac death ...

Robust regulations on implantable devices safeguard both patients and manufacturers but can also drive innovation.

Roughly the size of a small paperback book, the external pacemaker was also Medtronic’s first product. Shortly after Bakken’s invention, the first implantable pacemaker was developed and soon ...

At present, cardiac pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, neurostimulators, drug delivery systems, and bone growth generators mostly rely on lithium-ion batteries, but these must be replaced ...

This study was designed to determine how physicians manage pacemaker (PM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recalls and safety alerts (collectively "advisories") and to determine ...

There are two common implantable devices for the heart: artificial pacemakers and defibrillators. Artificial pacemakers keep ...

Following the introduction of the implantable device, Kowal said innovation boomed with a new version of the device hitting the market every three to seven years. The pacemakers of today ...