Traditionally implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been implanted transvenously by creating a pouch in the subclavicular area and gaining vascular access to the heart. This approach, ...

In a typical population of patients requiring implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy without pacing, mostly for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death, a subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD; ...

An entirely subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) differs from a transvenous ICD in that a single lead is placed subcutaneously. This single lead comprises 2 sensing ring ...

(HealthDay)—Intrabody, wireless unidirectional communication is possible using a leadless cardiac pacemaker (LCP) and subcutaneous implantable-cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD), according to a letter ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator was noninferior to a transvenous ICD regarding major ...

This week, a nice article in the Boston Globe appeared on Boston Scientific’s subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (S-ICD) that recently received FDA approval. It was a fairly balanced ...

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is noninferior to the transvenous ICD for the risk of device-related complications and inappropriate shocks, according to the PRAETORIAN ...

Patients with an indication for an implantable cardiac defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death and a sharply reduced left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% or less safely ...

HRS: iPad2 Can Trigger Magnet Mode in Defibrillators The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD System) is both safe and effective for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Prior research has established the subcutaneous ICD as a reasonable alternative to the transvenous ICD in ...

Electric shocks delivered by subcutaneous defibrillators are equally effective compared to shocks delivered by conventional transvenous defibrillators, according to a study published in the journal ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...