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New study helps predict high-benefit group for implantable defibrillators

Many patients in cardiac arrest have had lifesaving treatment with a defibrillator. However, these machines can also be implanted into patients whose hearts tend to kick off into their own crazy rhythms, making them unable to pump blood.

4 Sep 2019

High-risk patients may benefit from early ICD implantation after primary coronary intervention

Early use of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator after primary coronary intervention lengthens survival in patients at high risk of death after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

4 Sep 2019

ICD use associated with reduced mortality in patients with heart failure

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use is associated with reduced short- and long-term mortality in patients with heart failure, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology and published in Circulation.

3 Sep 2019

Research opens possibility of developing single-dose gene therapy for inherited arrhythmias

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital report creating the first human tissue model of an inherited heart arrhythmia, replicating two patients' abnormal heart rhythms in a dish, and then suppressing the arrhythmia with gene therapy in a mouse model.

17 Jul 2019

Cardiac arrest survivor meets four Good Samaritans who saved his life one year after recovery

There was no time to spare when air passenger Hutz Hertzberg, DMin, PhD, suddenly collapsed at Midway Airport in full cardiac arrest.

29 Jun 2019

Study finds no increase in deaths from cardiac arrests at the weekend

People admitted to NHS hospitals with a cardiac arrest over the weekend do not face a higher risk of dying compared to those admitted during the week, according to new research presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester.

3 Jun 2019

Hidden reports masked the scope of widespread harm from faulty heart device

Faced with the possibility that a bout of abnormal heartbeats could end his life, in 2006, Dr. Marc Sicklick had a small device implanted in his chest that would shock it back into rhythm.

21 May 2019

Web-based intervention opens way to improve well-being of heart-failure patients

Many patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator(ICD) are anxious of the shock delivered by the device to stop life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia or fibrillation.

6 May 2019

EuroCMR 2019 to present novel studies on clinical use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Novel studies from around the world showing cutting-edge clinical use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance will be presented at EuroCMR 2019, a meeting of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, a branch of the European Society of Cardiology.

10 Apr 2019

New computer program predicts risk of life-threatening arrhythmias

Combining a wealth of information derived from previous studies with data from more than 500 patients, an international team led by researchers from Johns Hopkins has developed a computer-based set of rules that more accurately predicts when patients with a rare heart condition might benefit--or not--from lifesaving implanted defibrillators.

28 Mar 2019

New study examines smarter automatic defibrillator

Thousands of patients with congestive heart failure benefit from automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators that deliver shocks to the heart to correct abnormal heart rhythms. These defibrillators improve survival in patients who are at risk for sudden cardiac death.

19 Mar 2019

Preventative cardioverter defibrillator implantation is of little benefit to kidney dialysis patients

Placing an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in kidney dialysis patients as a preventative measure is of little benefit.

18 Mar 2019

Remote monitoring of implanted defibrillators in heart failure patients prevents hospitalizations

Remote monitoring keeps heart failure patients out of hospital, according to late-breaking findings from the RESULT trial presented today at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology congress. The set-up is so effective that it has won reimbursement from the national health system.

18 Mar 2019

CardioMEMS heart failure sensor reliably safe, effectively reduces hospitalizations

In the year following placement of a CardioMEMS heart failure sensor—designed to wirelessly measure and monitor pulmonary artery pressures that can signal worsening heart failure—patients experienced a 58 percent reduction in hospitalization for heart failure, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session. Reductions in hospitalizations were seen in both men and women, across all ejection fraction ranges and regardless of race.

18 Mar 2019

Absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope can reduce rate of cardiac device infections

A Cleveland Clinic-led research team has found that using an absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope when implanting cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators can cut the rate of major infections by 40 percent.

18 Mar 2019

Advanced airway management and ECG rhythms make all the difference during cardiac arrest

In cardiac arrest, the speed and type of treatment can literally mean life or death in the immediate term, but can also affect health outcomes after successful resuscitation.

7 Mar 2019

Lethal heart rhythm more likely to be found in patients with common heart failure

Researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that a non-treatable form of lethal heart rhythm responsible for sudden cardiac arrest is twice as likely to be found in patients with the most common form of heart failure--heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), compared to heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

12 Nov 2018

Loyola tests new catheter ablation system that can reach deeper into heart muscle

Loyola Medicine is among two centers in the world offering a novel catheter ablation system intended to improve treatment outcomes for a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.

9 Nov 2018

PTSD associated with increased risk of major CV event or death after cardiac arrest

People who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after surviving cardiac arrest, may be at a significantly increased risk of a major cardiovascular event or death for up to one year following the arrest, compared with people who do not develop PTSD.

6 Nov 2018

Using genome editing to prevent sudden cardiac death

Each year, at least 3 million people worldwide die of sudden cardiac death. In the U.S., this number reaches up to 450,000 people.

30 Oct 2018

Defibrillator News and Research

Latest Defibrillator News and Research

New study helps predict high-benefit group for implantable defibrillators

High-risk patients may benefit from early ICD implantation after primary coronary intervention

ICD use associated with reduced mortality in patients with heart failure

Research opens possibility of developing single-dose gene therapy for inherited arrhythmias

Cardiac arrest survivor meets four Good Samaritans who saved his life one year after recovery

Study finds no increase in deaths from cardiac arrests at the weekend

Hidden reports masked the scope of widespread harm from faulty heart device

Web-based intervention opens way to improve well-being of heart-failure patients

EuroCMR 2019 to present novel studies on clinical use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance

New computer program predicts risk of life-threatening arrhythmias

New study examines smarter automatic defibrillator

Preventative cardioverter defibrillator implantation is of little benefit to kidney dialysis patients

Remote monitoring of implanted defibrillators in heart failure patients prevents hospitalizations

CardioMEMS heart failure sensor reliably safe, effectively reduces hospitalizations

Absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope can reduce rate of cardiac device infections

Advanced airway management and ECG rhythms make all the difference during cardiac arrest

Lethal heart rhythm more likely to be found in patients with common heart failure

Loyola tests new catheter ablation system that can reach deeper into heart muscle

PTSD associated with increased risk of major CV event or death after cardiac arrest

Using genome editing to prevent sudden cardiac death

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