The PRAETORIAN score is a noninvasive test that gives a score from 30 to 900, which can be interpreted as low risk (<90 ...
Boston Scientific has high hopes for its breakthrough S-ICD product, the first and only approved subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator that has no leads in the heart. The product came to ...
When implanting a subcutaneous ICD, routine defibrillation testing could be safely skipped when using a scoring system to ...
Implantation of an S-ICD in a Patient with a DDD Pacemaker and Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries In a new publication from Cardiovascular ...
The Cleveland Clinic announced their team successfully implanted the world's first leadless pacemaker defibrillator system in two patients. Pacemakers provide electrical stimulation to regulate a ...
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...
The PRAETORIAN-DFT randomized trial found that omitting defibrillation testing during subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) implantation, when guided by the PRAETORIAN score, did ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Candidates for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) found that a subcutaneous device dramatically slashed the major lead-related complications seen with transvenous devices ...
If you have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and especially if you have obstructive HCM that reduces blood flow out of your heart, you and your doctor may discuss ways to lower your risk of sudden ...