MD&M East

FDA Approves First MR-Conditional CRT-D Devices

Medtronic announced Friday that FDA has approved the the first MR-conditional cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) for the treatment of heart failure in the U.S. The Medtronic ...
Business Wire

LivaNova Announces the Launch of the PLATINIUM ICD & CRT-D Family Providing the World’s Longest Projected Longevity

PLATINIUM, released simultaneously in both Europe and Japan by LivaNova (formerly Sorin Group), will protect patients from avoidable replacement surgeries and the inherent risk of complications.
Healio

CRT devices, His bundle pacing, reducing complications focus of new ESC pacing guideline

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among the features of the new European Society of Cardiology guideline on pacing and cardiac resynchronization ...
Business Wire

BIOTRONIK: EchoCRT, the Largest Trial of Its Kind, Enrolls First Patients Today

The EchoCRT Study Will Investigate the Life-Saving Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure Who Currently Do Not Receive Device Therapy BERLIN, Germany & LAKE ...
TCTMD

St. Jude Medical Announces Japanese Launch of Smaller, Higher Power ICD and CRT-D Devices

ST. PAUL, Minn. St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the launch of the Fortify(TM) ST implantable cardioverter ...
Business Insider

Abbott Introduces Next-Generation Heart Rhythm Management Devices in Europe, Featuring State-of-the-Art Patient App and Bluetooth Connectivity

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it has received CE Mark for the new Gallant™ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac ...
TCTMD

Medtronic CRT Devices Now Approved to Treat Patients with AV Block and Reduced Heart Function

MINNEAPOLIS - Medtronic, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication for biventricular (BiV) pacing with Medtronic cardiac resynchronization ...
Medscape

Antitach-pacing in CRT-treated heart failure explored in randomized study

San Francisco, CA - When a heart-failure patient has a defibrillator-equipped cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) device, antitachycardia pacing (ATP) is preferable to a shock for the treatment ...
Los Angeles Times

Combination device reduces heart failure deaths

A combination defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization device reduced deaths by nearly one-third in patients with mild heart failure in a study that was terminated early on Monday because of its ...
BioWorld

Women reap twice the benefits of men with HF CRT-D device

On the heels of a unanimous FDA panel recommendation in March for an expanded indication of Boston Scientific's (Natick, Massachusetts) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), ...
Reuters

Medtronic device helps in earlier heart failure

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with mild to moderate heart failure benefited from an implanted Medtronic Inc device that combines a pacemaker to coordinate pumping with a defibrillator that shocks the ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

ENDURALIFE powered CRT-D devices for treating heart failure

The company identified 7 studies that incorporated a cost-effectiveness analysis. It did not rely on these economic studies for its model, but the structure of the de novo model is similar to that ...