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 ...

Data Demonstrate Clinical and Economic Value of Underutilized Treatment for Heart Failure Patients at American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2014 MINNEAPOLIS and CHICAGO - Medtronic, Inc.

Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Data Show Implant Success with Pacing Inside the Left Ventricle in Heart Failure Patients MINNEAPOLIS and SAN FRANCISCO - Medtronic, Inc. today released study findings ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Pacemakers and other implantable devices that restore normal heart rhythms have saved millions of lives. In some patients, a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator modified for "cardiac ...

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 ...

The heart is a finely tuned machine, pumping and squeezing to move blood through the body with a fresh supply of oxygen and nutrients. Electrical activity provides the spark to coordinate and activate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American College of Cardiology announced it has expanded the scope of a registry for electrophysiology ...

Results from the Cardiac Resynchronization—Heart Failure (CARE-HF) study support the use of implantable cardiac-resynchronization devices in patients with heart failure due to left-ventricular ...

The function of cardiac implantable electronic devices such as pacemakers can be affected by direct irradiation of the device during radiotherapy. (Courtesy: CC BY-SA 3.0/Lucien Monfils) When a ...