News tagged with implantable cardioverter
Test of implantable cardioverter defibrillator linked to cognitive problems
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, according to research reported ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Hospices not deactivating defibrillators in patients
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that patients admitted to hospice care who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are rarely having their ICDs deactivated and are receiving electrical ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Catheter ablation prior to defibrillator shock reduces risk of recurrence of life threatening rapid heartbeat
Patients with episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT—a rapid heartbeat that originates in the ventricles) are at high risk of repeat VT, ventricular fibrillation, and death. Use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...
Jan 01, 2010 |
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Europe's device therapy use for heart failure doubles 2004-2008, some countries have low uptake
The use of implantable devices for the treatment of heart failure increased "enormously" in Europe between the years 2004 and 2008, but there still remain large differences between countries, according to a study reported ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Implanted defibrillators: New recommendations for drivers with ICDs
Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) have an ongoing risk of sudden incapacitation that might cause harm to others while driving a car. Driving restrictions are imposed making these recommendations ...
Jun 21, 2009 |
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