St. Jude Medical has received approval from the Japanese authorities for its AnalyST implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with ST Monitoring. Apart from the normal functions of an ICD, this ...

(HealthDay News) – A software monitoring program that tracks implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead function could detect problems with the devices earlier than current monitoring processes.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved an extravascular ICD system to treat tachycardia that may cause sudden cardiac arrest. Placing ...

Medtronic plc MDT announced longer-term follow-up results of its investigational Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV ICD) System, designed to treat dangerously fast heart rhythms ...

Abbott announced that the FDA approved its next-generation Bluetooth-capable implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices. The devices (Gallant, ...

The REFINE-ICD results highlight the need to find better ways to identify at-risk patients who might benefit, one expert says ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthcare reform, new compliance regulations, and the move to outcomes-based payment are putting pressure on clinical documentation and coding processes at hospitals ...

Leap I-10 provides a foundation of analytics to help hospitals evaluate the potential impact of the ICD-10 conversion process across departments, applications, processes and workflows. The solution ...