An indication for a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in a patient with an intracardiac shunt requires a balancing of the risks and benefits associated with a transvenous ...

A 67-year-old man with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction had recurrent ventricular fibrillation that required insertion of temporary pacemaker. When a permanent pacemaker was inserted stable ...

One of the largest and longest follow-ups of patients implanted with the subcutaneous-lead implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD), now marketed as the EMBLEM S-ICD (Boston Scientific), paints ...

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 ...

(HealthDay)—The incidence of complications for single- and dual-chamber transvenous pacemakers (TVPs) is considerable, reaching about 15 and 16 percent, respectively, by three years, with high ...

Photo Credit: Adapted from Brown K. TCT 564: A new perspective: intracardiac echocardiographic guidance for the implantation of a left atrial appendage occluder device (Watchman) with a leadless ...

A leadless intracardiac transcatheter pacing system has been designed to avoid the need for a pacemaker pocket and transvenous lead. In a prospective multicenter study without controls, a ...

Patients who require a new permanent pacemaker after TAVI do just as well with leadless devices out to 2 years as they do with transvenous pacemakers, according to an analysis of real-world data from ...

When transvenous pacing is unsuitable, leadless cardiac pacemaker implantation can be used during the evidence generation period for dual-chamber pacing or right atrial pacing alone for ...

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTrace Medical, Inc., the leader in innovative temporary cardiac pacing technology, today announced the company’s Tempo ® Temporary Pacing Lead was featured in a ...

This procedure can be used for right ventricular pacing alone for bradyarrhythmias because it works well and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this condition. Dual-chamber pacing or ...