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Heart Failure Study Shows Improved Adherence To Care Guidelines
July 27, 2010 – Results of the largest U.S. outpatient heart failure clinical study show that implementation of a process improvement program significantly improved...
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TRUST Trial Results Show Benefits of Home Monitoring
July 20, 2010 – The final results of the landmark TRUST Trial (Lumax-T/Lumos-T Safely RedUceS RouTine Office Device Follow-up), which show wireless remote monitoring of...
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New Study Shows Women Have Lower Survival Benefits from ICD Therapy
July 13, 2010 – A new meta-analysis of five implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) studies shows a smaller impact of sudden cardiac death (SCD) on overall mortality...
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Guidelines Created for Managing Heart Devices in Patients Nearing End of Life
July 8, 2010 – A new consensus statement released recently by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) offers guidance for managing cardiovascular implantable electronic devices...
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Shock-Reducing Defibrillators to be Released in Europe
June 17, 2010 – The Protecta portfolio of defibrillators will soon be available in Europe. Medtronic Inc. today announced the European launch of the Protecta portfolio of...
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Software Certified for ACC ICD Registry
June 10, 2010 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has certified Lumedx Corp. as an official ACC-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Implantable...
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ICD Shock Reduction Programming Strategies Validated
May 14, 2010 – New evidence demonstrates key shock-reduction programming strategies significantly reduced implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac...
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ICD Monitors ST-Segment For Early Cardiac Event Detection
May 12, 2010 – The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) today cleared the AnalyST implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with ST-monitoring in...
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Cellular Access Added to Remote Monitoring Network
May 11, 2010 – A cellular accessory has been added to an implantable cardiac device remote monitoring system to make it easier for patients to securely send information...
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Wireless USB Adaptor Allows Cellular EP Device Transmissions
May 11, 2010 – A wireless USB adaptor allows patients with implantable cardiac devices to stay connected with physicians without the need for a standard landline phone...
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Boston Scientific May Perform Public Service As Part of Plea Agreement
April 28, 2010 — The U.S. District Court in Minnesota this week declined to accept the plea agreement between Guidant and the U.S. Justice Department related to its...
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Cardiac Device Identifies Patients At Risk of Heart Failure Hospitalizations
May 4, 2010 — New research released this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows the value of implantable cardiac device diagnostics...
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Wrap Helps Reduce Pacemaker, Defibrillator Infections
April 14, 2010 – An antibacterial wrap for implanted pacemakers and defibrillators released this week is designed to provide protection against infections. The AigisRx...
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Survey Finds ICD Maker’s Withdrawal Provides Big Opening for Competition
April 9, 2010 – A survey of physicians by Majestic Research found that Boston Scientific’s March 15 decision to withdraw from the implantable cardioverter defibrillator...
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Defibrillator Maker Pleads Guilty to Not Reporting Safety Problems
April 7, 2010 – A medical manufacturer pleaded guilty Monday to criminal violations for improper reporting of short-circuit failures of three models of its implantable...
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First Implantations Made With Single-Chamber ICD With Full Atrial Diagnostics
March 26, 2010 – The first implantations were announced yesterday for a single-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The system provides physicians with...
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Study of ICD Anti-Bacterial Envelope Begins
March 24, 2010 – Enrollment began this week in the CITADEL, which is the second of two large-scale, prospective, multicenter studies comparing implantable...
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Leadless ICD Begin FDA Clinical Trial
March 22, 2010 – A pivotal clinical trial recently began to gain U.S. approval for a defibrillator system that does not have any leads in or on the heart. Additionally,...
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Single Platform Monitors Devices from Various Pacer, ICD Makers
February 8, 2010 – Partnering with leading implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and pacemaker manufacturers, ScottCare Corp. has consolidated device information...
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New CRT Offers High Energy Output of 37 Joules
February 8, 2010 – The FDA cleared the Sorin Paradym CRT Model 8750, a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), which features a new battery technology...
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Smaller ICD, CRT-D With New Heart Failure Monitors Cleared in Europe
February 5, 2010 – European CE mark approval was granted and first implants reported for the Fortify and Fortify ST implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and...
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Study Gathers Long-Term Data on ICDs in Heart Failure Patients
January 18, 2010 – A 10-year follow-up of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) will determine long-term outcomes of ICD therapy in heart failure...
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FDA Says RFID Devices Cause Malfunctions in Pacemakers, ICDs
January 6, 2010 – The FDA, in collaboration with major implantable pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) manufacturers, demonstrated the effects of...
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COGNIS CRT-D, TELIGEN ICD Approved for Use in Japan
November 9, 2009 – Boston Scientific Corp. today announced the launch of its COGNIS cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and the TELIGEN implantable...
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BIOTRONIK Announces Results of REPLACE Registry
November 4, 2009 — BIOTRONIK Inc. this week announced the results from site preparation, antibiotic use and infection sub-analysis from the REPLACE Registry. The...
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First Enrollments Made in MADIT-RIT Trial to Find Best ICD/CRT Programming
October 8, 2009 – Boston Scientific Corp. this week announced its exclusive sponsorship and first enrollments of the MADIT-RIT clinical trial, which will determine the...
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ICD, Pacemakers May Malfunction Due to Magnetic Interference From Headphones
October 6, 2009 – New research shows magnetic interference from portable headphones has a clinically significant impact on the function of life-saving devices, according...
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Fluid Monitoring Predicted Three Times More Future Heart Failure Events Than Weight Monitoring Alone
September 15, 2009 – Fluid monitoring with OptiVol Fluid Status Monitoring is a more accurate predictor of worsening heart failure compared to daily weight monitoring in...
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Zoll Receives FDA Clearance for New LifeVest Model
September 3, 2009 – ZOLL Medical Corp. received approval from the FDA to market and sell a new model of the LifeVest wearable defibrillator. The LifeVest wearable...
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PreSCD II Registry Shows ICDs Caused 44 Percent Reduction in Mortality for MI Survivors
September 3, 2009 – Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday long-term data from the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death II registry (PreSCD II) found that implantable...
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Medtronic SureScan Pacing Systems Enable Patients to Access Key Imaging Diagnostics
July 17, 2009 – Medtronic announced today the first enrollments in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) substudy of the global PANORAMA registry. Dr. Raed Sweidan,...
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MADIT-CRT Trial Shows Boston Scientific CRT-Ds Slow Progression of Heart Failure
June 23, 2009 – Boston Scientific Corp. and the University of Rochester Medical Center announced today that the landmark MADIT-CRT trial has met its primary endpoint of...
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European Heart Rhythm Association Offers Driving Guidelines for Patients With ICDs
June 22, 2009 – Patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) have an ongoing risk of sudden incapacitation that might cause harm to others while driving...
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Cameron Health Gets CE Mark for Subcutaneous Lead ICD
June 16, 2009 - Cameron Health Inc. said today it received CE approval for its Cameron Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) system. The minimally invasive...
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Biotronik Launches Lumax 540 Series Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices in U.S.
May 26, 2009 – Biotronik Inc. recently launched its Lumax 540 series implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator...
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Medtronic Seeks to Expand Indication for Heart Failure Device Therapy
May 26, 2009 – Medtronic intends to seek FDA approval for the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in certain mildly symptomatic heart failure patients....
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Medtronic Trial Shows ICD Patients Less Likely to Develop Need for Pacing When Using MVP Mode
May 19, 2009 - MVP (Managed Ventricular Pacing), an exclusive programming feature on Medtronic pacemakers that has been effective in reducing unnecessary pacing in...
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TYRX Presents Results of AIGISRX Antibacterial Envelope Retrospective Registry
May 18. 2009 - TYRX Inc. announced the initial, interim clinical results from its AIGISRX Antibacterial Envelope Retrospective Registry during Heart Rhythm 2009 in Boston...
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Biotronik IMPACT Study Examines Remote Monitoring to Reduce Risk of Stroke in AF Patients
May 18, 2009 – At Heart Rhythm 2009 last week Biotronik said it completed the first enrollment in the pivotal phase of its IMPACT clinical study, which investigates...
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Medtronic's Pacemaker for Use with MRI Shows Positive Results
May 15, 2009 – New data announced today at Heart Rhythm 2009, the annual congress of the Heart Rhythm Society, demonstrate that patients implanted with the...
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St. Jude Medical Gets CE Mark for Remote Care System for Implantable Cardiac Devices
April 27, 2009 - St. Jude Medical Inc. today announced European CE mark approval of its Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN), a secure, Internet-based remote care system...
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HRS Reiterates Positive Correlation Between EP Certification, Improved ICD Outcomes
April 22, 2009 – In response to the article “Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator,”...
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St. Jude Medical Gets European Approval for ICDs That Aid Patient Safety, Follow-up
April 21, 2009 - St. Jude Medical Inc. yesterday announced CE mark approval of its AnalyST Accel and Current Accel implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), which...
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Biotronik Announces First U.S. Implant Of Lumax 540 Series for Heart Failure Patients
April 14, 2009 - Biotronik Inc. announced yesterday the first U.S. implant of the next-generation Lumax 540 Series defibrillator for treating patients with heart failure....
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ICDs in Certain Heart Attack Patients Reduce Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
April 3, 2009 - Results from the Medtronic-supported IRIS (Immediate Risk Stratification Improves Survival) clinical trial assessing the use of implantable cardiac devices...
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Wireless Monitoring for ICD Patients Goes Global
April 3, 2009 - BIOTRONIK GmbH & Co Kg this week announced the global launch of BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring with its intelligent traffic light system, designed to provide...
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Sorin Group, Orange Business Services to Develop Remote Monitoring for Cardiac Patients
March 19, 2009 - Sorin Group and Orange Business Services today entered into an agreement to develop and service a remote monitoring solution for patients implanted with...
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St. Jude Medical Gets FDA Clearance of New Features for Remote Monitoring for Implantable Cardiac Devices
March 16, 2009 - St. Jude Medical Inc. today announced FDA clearance of the newest version of the Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN), a secure, Internet-based remote...
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DAVID II Trial Results Shows No Clear Advantages in Pacing Mode
March 13, 2009 - Details from the DAVID (Dual Chamber and VVI Implantable Defibrillator) II Trial suggest atrial pacing may be considered a safe alternative to ventricular...
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Live Webcast: Automated ICD Procedure
February 4, 2009 - On Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7:00 pm, The Halifax Health - Center for Cardiology, Daytona Beach, FL will present a live online panel discussion on an...
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