The simulation results presented here demonstrate the potential of the adaptive CRT device with dynamic optimization of AV and VV intervals for improving cardiac output beyond the current non-adaptive ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Upgrade to cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) reduces morbidity and mortality and improves left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling compared to an implantable ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term CRT-D use was tied to improved survival and time to adverse events vs. ICD therapy in patients with ...

Multiple societies covering cardiovascular medicine, electrophysiology, heart failure, and imaging have released updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for various cardiac implantable electronic ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Medtronic is recalling seven of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices (CRT-Ds) due to the risk of a shortened battery life. The ICDs and ...

Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are launching a new study in an effort to improve the treatment of a very common form of heart disease in the Asian population. Called MADIT ...