Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'What Is A Biventricular Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What is a biventricular pacemaker or cardiac resynchronization therapy (also called a CRT device), ...

The simulation results presented here demonstrate the potential of the adaptive CRT device with dynamic optimization of AV and VV intervals for improving cardiac output beyond the current non-adaptive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A leadless pacemaker can deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy to patients who cannot have conventional CRT ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among the features of the new European Society of Cardiology guideline on pacing and cardiac resynchronization ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Allure Quadra ™ ...

LAKE OSWEGO, OR —The US Food and Drug Administration today approved the smallest magnetic resonance (MR)–conditional quadripolar cardiac resynchronization pacemaker available in the US, according to a ...

Most patients with a cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the addition of a defibrillator, according to results from the CeRtiTuDe cohort study presented for the ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Medtronic, Inc. today announced CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark receipt and the European launch of its newest cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker, Viva® CRT-P. The Viva CRT-P is ...

Boston Scientific is recalling Ingenio family of pacemakers (includes models Advantio DR EL, Ingenio DR EL, and Vitalio DR EL) and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps) due to the risk ...

With the advent of new therapies, cancer patients are surviving longer than ever before -- but the incidence of side-effect chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (CHIC), or weakness of the heart muscle, ...