Healio

Cardiac resynchronization therapy displays long-term benefits vs. ICD in HFrEF

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 ...
Heart

Innovations in cardiac device therapy in the era of advanced rhythm management: implantable defibrillators and conduction system pacing

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...
Healio

Novel ICD platform may benefit patients with HFrEF at risk for sudden cardiac death

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel implantable cardioverter defibrillator platform may benefit patients with HF not eligible for cardiac ...
TCTMD

Gains in HF Drug Therapy Raise Questions About ICD Benefit in Modern Era

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—A primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) seems to lessen the risk of dying among patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) even on ...
Medscape

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for the Treatment of Heart Failure

6MWD: 6-min walk distance; CARE-HF: Cardiac Resynchronization-Heart Failure; COMPANION: Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing and Defibrillation in Heart Failure; CRT-D: Cardiac resynchronization ...
Nature

Should all patients with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction receive combined CRT–ICD therapy?

Patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction have been shown to derive clinical benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and from implantable ...
TCTMD

Societies Update Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Implantable Devices

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

Many heart failure patients in rural areas deprived of lifesaving ICD therapy, new report shows

New report in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology shows that rural patients have lower referral rates and higher refusal rates for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, a standard device therapy for ...
EurekAlert!

Most eligible patients miss out on cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure

Tampa, FL (Dec. 11, 2009) -- Most patients with heart failure likely to benefit from a pacemaker including the capacity for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) do not receive such an implantable ...