CHICAGO, IL — Almost nine in 10 patients implanted with defibrillators who were also eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) actually did receive the pacing therapy in a US nationwide ...

San Francisco, CA - Heart-failure patients with implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices are more likely to die if they aren't also taking beta blockers, mostly due to an increased ...

Certain groups of heart failure patients may see improved heart function with cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) if traditional implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...

Shanghai, China - The first patient implants of the Boston Scientific Corporation COGNIS™ cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) were successfully performed in China’s Zhejiang ...

Upgrade to cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) reduces morbidity and mortality and improves left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling compared to an implantable ...

Medtronic CRT-D Devices Demonstrate Survival Benefits for Mildly Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients in Two Pivotal Clinical Trials MINNEAPOLIS – Medtronic, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and ...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology, announced today that a unique physiologic sensor is now available in the latest family of ...

Defibrillators, with or without cardiac resynchronization therapy, can reduce the rate of sudden death. However, shocks are unpleasant, often unnecessary, and can damage myocardium or defibrillator ...

DUBLIN, Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for its Cobalt™ and Crome™ portfolio of implantable ...

PLATINIUM, released simultaneously in both Europe and Japan by LivaNova (formerly Sorin Group), will protect patients from avoidable replacement surgeries and the inherent risk of complications.

June 18 (UPI) --People at a risk for heart failure often turn to a defibrillator to remove that threat, but for some patients that's not always the answer, new research shows. For patients with heart ...