There are unique technical issues that must be considered with the implantation of devices in small patients and those with CHD. Although most centers report low complication rates of complications in ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators have a growing use in pediatrics and in patients with congenital heart disease, but they present unique problems and implications for their implantation and follow-up.

Background: Pacemakers have been available for 50 years, and implantable cardiac defibrillators for 25. Clear indications for each have been established on the basis of data from randomized clinical ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m an 88-year-old female who has been diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation. My cardiac electrophysiology doctor, who implanted a conventional pacemaker four years ago, has noticed ...

Inspite of the reliability of implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators having improved studies have shown that these devices still tended to malfunction at times. For the thousands of Americans ...

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The new Report on In Pacemaker/Defibrillator Lead Extraction Kits Market is a comprehensive study providing analysis on factors trend and drivers contributing to growth of the In ...

Medtronic has competition in the U.S. market for leadless pacemakers. The Dublin, Ireland-based company made history nearly six years ago to the day when FDA approved the Micra leadless pacemaker on ...

For congestive heart failure patient Chet Consolazione even a short walk around his Petaluma garden would have been a challenge a year ago. "I'd sit down on the floor and rest. Then I'd go back to bed ...

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