Patients who are underweight or small in stature are twice as likely to experience complications or die during insertion of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) compared to obese and normal ...

Objective: This study was designed to test defibrillation threshold (DFT) with the least number of fibrillation inductions using upper limit of vulnerability (ULV) and to describe the most practical ...

Defibrillator-implantation procedures are associated with worse in-hospital outcomes when they're performed on weekends and afternoons than on weekdays and mornings, a new study shows [1]. In the ...

Background For patients with a high risk of sudden cardiac death, despite the benefits of an implantable cardioverter ...

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 ...

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 26 Aug 2023: Is the routine implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in myocardial infarction survivors with heart failure still an adequate therapy for ...

I've seen emergency defibrillators in public places, but I've also heard that some people need to wear them or have them ...

Placing an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in kidney dialysis patients as a preventative measure is of little benefit. This device does not prevent premature death, according to ...

Intracerebral Infiltration As the Unique Cause of the Clinical Presentation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Leukemia ...