Background: Although more than 150,000 implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted yearly worldwide, only few studies systematically examined complications of ICD therapy in large ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'Preventing Sudden Death With An ICD?' — -- Question: Can sudden death be prevented with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (also called an ICD)?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abbott announced that a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator and an implantable cardioverter ...

The risk associated with implantation of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is often focused on the immediate complications of the procedure. The long-term risk of having an ICD, ...

Dublin, Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) Pipeline Report including Stages of Development, Segments, Region and Countries, Regulatory Path and Key ...

A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, ...

Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KMTS), a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company, today announced ...

Short- and long-term risks of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, and of recurrent events, are related to the presence of transient or persistent physiological factors. Ventricular ...

A wearable automatic defibrillator may be an alternative to an implantable cardiac defibrillator for a small group of patients, say researchers. There are few large, randomized and controlled clinical ...