Y2K came and went, and it was quite a letdown for the “gloom and doomers.” Amidst the hype, it seemed like Y2K would have a huge impact on many aspects of our daily lives, but the clock struck 12:01 ...

Instead of capturing multiple components of a cardiac rhythm management device implantation with a single code, ICD-10 will force providers to code each component of the device system separately, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who received implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy, a subcutaneous vs. transvenous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PARIS — Early use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after primary PCI lengthened survival among ...

Patient selection for implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death is especially difficult in inherited arrhythmia syndromes, owing to a lack of ...

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging may help physicians make decisions about which patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis require an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) to ...

Patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction have been shown to derive clinical benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and from implantable ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have become standard therapy in patients at high risk for sudden death. [1,2] but their disadvantages, such as failure of the transvenous leads, ...

(HealthDay News) – For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapies are associated ...