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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and implantable devices: What to know about ICDs (and other options)

Two types of implantable cardioverter defibrillators can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death with HCM. Pacemakers and implantable loop recorders also may be options.
TCTMD

Largest Randomized Clinical Trial Of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Recipients Demonstrates Excellent Patient Outcomes With Or Without Defibrillation Testing

Boston Scientific Shockless Implant Evaluation (SIMPLE) Study Results Presented at Heart Rhythm 2014, the Heart Rhythm Society's 35th Annual Scientific Sessions The trial results demonstrated that ...

Mercy Fort Smith doctors implant next-generation heart defibrillator

Mercy Fort Smith physicians implanted a newly approved defibrillator with few long-term complications.
Healio

Ventricular tachycardia ablation plus subcutaneous ICD implant appears beneficial

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia (VT) who received VT ablation plus a subcutaneous ICD had ...

Heart patient has implantable defibrillator fitted

Bradley Ferguson has had the Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV-ICD) fitted. It monitors a patient's ...
FierceBiotech

Medtronic claims FDA approval for defibrillator implant routed outside the heart and veins

Medtronic has secured an FDA green light for a new type of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator that the medtech giant describes as the first of its kind. Unlike other ICDs that are wired into ...
Medscape

Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator for Primary versus Secondary Prophylaxis Indications

Introduction: Data on the mechanisms of sudden cardiac death are limited and may be biased by delays in rhythm recording and selection bias in survivors. As a result, the relative contributions of ...