The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a battery-operated device that is inserted under the skin of the patient to assess and monitor the user’s heart rate. ICDs are connected to heart by ...

Boston Scientific has begun a clinical trial of its first modular cardiac rhythm implant system. It consists of a leadless pacemaker and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator—two separate devices ...

The extravascular implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) has a single lead implanted substernally to enable pause-prevention pacing, antitachycardia pacing, and defibrillation energy similar to ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today announced new data supporting its Aurora and OmniaSecure defibrillation technology offerings.

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BALTIMORE (AP) — Dr. Morton Mower, a former ...

A Minnesota-based company is recalling more than 348,000 defibrillators over concerns that they may not work. Medtronic, which has its executive headquarters based in Minneapolis, initiated the recall ...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Dr. Morton Mower, a former Maryland-based cardiologist who helped invent an automatic implantable defibrillator that has helped countless heart patients live longer and healthier, has ...