The final assembly composed of a reusable section represented in blue and the disposable sections represented in gray. For simplicity, the complete drive shaft shown in black extends beyond image.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Xcardia Innovation Ltd., following the February FDA 510(k) clearance of its device for cardiac pacemaker and ...

Infections associated with pacemaker or implantable defibrillator systems, even when limited to the subcutaneous pocket, generally call for removal of the pulse-generator and leads. But alternative ...

This content is provided by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Surgically implanted cardiac devices are quite common with more than one million cardiac pacemakers implanted every year worldwide – ...

Cardiac lead extraction is safer in high volume centres, according to the largest study of contemporary practice in Europe published today in European Heart Journal. Extraction in a low volume centre ...

It’s likely that someone you know has a pacemaker. An estimated 3 million Americans live with pacemakers, which send electronic pulses to help their hearts maintain a normal beat and rhythm. Since ...

Less than one out of every eight patients with infective endocarditis and a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) underwent recommended transvenous lead removal/extraction over a recent 4-year ...

Dr. Zhuoshan Huang: A 79-year-old man was admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, because of dyspnea and edema in the arms and legs. The patient had ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, whose work showed how to extract faulty cardiac device leads safely, has died. Wilkoff, ...

NEW YORK, NY—Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) is safe and effective in patients who have severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and preexisting leads from implanted cardiac devices, but ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Operators acknowledged the complex electrophysiological concerns around transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR), with early-stage research providing little reassurance. One ...