Background: Although more than 150,000 implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted yearly worldwide, only few studies systematically examined complications of ICD therapy in large ...

The risk associated with implantation of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is often focused on the immediate complications of the procedure. The long-term risk of having an ICD, ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'Preventing Sudden Death With An ICD?' — -- Question: Can sudden death be prevented with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (also called an ICD)?

The indications for ICD implantation continue to expand; however, these devices are associated with complications related to the implantation procedure itself and morbidity caused by the normal and ...

A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abbott announced that a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator and an implantable cardioverter ...

Medtronic has received U.S. regulatory approval to sell a new implantable defibrillator that can be placed outside of the heart and veins to treat SCA — sudden cardiac arrest — an electrical problem ...

Heart failure is a deadly disease. Every year, tens of thousands of patients die from this condition, many of them suddenly. Efforts aimed at reducing mortality centered initially on antagonizing the ...

A wearable automatic defibrillator may be an alternative to an implantable cardiac defibrillator for a small group of patients, say researchers. There are few large, randomized and controlled clinical ...