When implanting a subcutaneous ICD, routine defibrillation testing could be safely skipped when using a scoring system to ...

People getting a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) did fine skipping the defibrillation test after ...

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) were found to have a beneficial effect on mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD ...

Among patients with advanced HFrEF, women, compared with men, are less likely to receive an implantable cardiac defibrillator. Women who have advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Private and professional driving restrictions after ICD implantation may negatively impact patient daily living ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Anxiety, depression and PTSD are common in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) within the last 6 months does not appear to increase a patient’s risk of serious motor vehicle accidents, though some degree of hazard cannot ...

PROFID EHRA, the first clinical trial seeking to challenge routine implantation of defibrillators in heart attack survivors with heart failure has just been launched. The European Society of ...

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Nevertheless, despite the recommendations to not routinely consider advanced age as one of the most important risk factors for periprocedural complications of transvenous lead extraction (TLE), ...

Better imaging parameters may exist for risk stratification in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM), based on a meta-analysis. The presence and extent of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on ...

Over the last weekend, Chicago played host to the 2026 edition of the Heart Rhythm Society's annual conference (HRS 2026).