ICD

Defibrillator Use After Myocardial Infarction in Older Adults

Posted by PWeekly | Aug 31, 2016 | Articles |

According to current estimates, more than 350,000 people experience sudden cardiac death in the...

ICDs: Analyzing Patient Perception & Physician Communication

Posted by admin | Nov 14, 2013 | Articles |

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have changed the way patients with cardiac...

Updated Guidelines for Heart Failure

Posted by admin | Oct 25, 2013 | Articles |

Recently, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association...

Devices for Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: A Guideline Update

Posted by TimH | Jan 15, 2013 | Articles |

According to recent estimates, about 400,000 pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are surgically implanted each year in the United States. In 2008, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF),...

Primary Prevention ICDs Yield Survival Benefits

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Nov 15, 2012 | Articles |

Among eligible patients, those who undergo implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation appear to benefit from a significantly decreased mortality rate when compared with those who do not undergo implantation,...