In electrophysiology labs, you sometimes hear a newbie say: "It's just a generator change." Experienced caregivers never say this. I don't know about your practice, but in mine, implantable cardiac ...

OTTAWA, ON — Half of patients surveyed in a recent study said they were unaware that replacing their ICD generator was "optional," and of those, more than one in four said they would have considered ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) generator replacement in Canadian patients with devices that were recalled was associated with an 8 percent rate of complications, according to a study in ...

Mortality and appropriate shocks for ventricular tachyarrhythmias were less common among patients who exhibited improved left ventricular ejection fraction nearly 5 years after receiving an ...

Tara Sellers, administrator of The Surgery Center of Key West (Fla.), an ASCOA facility, discusses seven steps to bring pacemaker generator insertions and changes to your surgery center. 1. Recruit a ...

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A typical implantation of a CRT-P with its three leads and use of an anti-infective envelope would require five ICD-10-PCS codes. Q: We are having trouble with a case that involves an Implantation of ...

When a pacemaker's battery gets low, the whole implant typically has to be surgically replaced. Scientists are therefore developing a noninvasive battery recharging system, which utilizes externally ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce mortality in patients with increased risk of sudden cardiac death, but use of these devices has been limited by complications with the ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Prior research has established the subcutaneous ICD as a reasonable alternative to the transvenous ICD in ...

The pint-sized Darth Vader who captured the hearts of America when he appeared in a popular Super Bowl commercial four years ago received a new pacemaker generator Tuesday at a Los Angeles hospital.