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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO —The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator successfully treats ventricular ...

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; ...

Boston Scientific's Emblem S-ICD, the next generation subcutaneous ICD product, is a novel technology that removes what many believe is the weakest link in implantable cardioverter defibrillators - ...

Though the PRAETORIAN group was technically unable to prove that 8 years was enough to give a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) an edge in safety, complication rates helped ...

For older patients without an indication for pacing, the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD; Boston Scientific) provides results comparable to those seen with traditional ...

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 ...

Stockholm, Sweden - Early testing of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) featuring a totally subcutaneous lead system suggests the device can terminate ventricular tachyarrhythmias using ...

Years ago, during training, I remember a colleague dissing an early model of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) because it was primitive. All it did was shock ventricular tachycardia (VT) ...

Implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden death from cardiac causes in selected patients but require the use of transvenous lead systems. To eliminate the need for venous access, ...

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.