An indication for a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in a patient with an intracardiac shunt requires a balancing of the risks and benefits associated with a transvenous ...

Patients with intracardiac shunts might at some point require a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD). These patients may have numerous thrombotic risk factors, however, and ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Complications related to transvenous pacemakers have ...

A 67-year-old man with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction had recurrent ventricular fibrillation that required insertion of temporary pacemaker. When a permanent pacemaker was inserted stable ...

Patients who received a leadless pacemaker had similar rates of acute complications and survival at 30 days as those who received a transvenous VVI pacemaker, according to data presented at the ...

A leadless right-ventricular pacemaker continued to show an edge over conventional transvenous pacemakers by triggering a substantially reduced rate of complications during the 6 months following ...

Despite being at higher risk of complications overall, Medicare beneficiaries who receive a Micra leadless pacemaker (Medtronic) fare better than those implanted with traditional transvenous systems, ...

Pacemaker for heart: A new study suggests heart attack patients should choose leadless pacemakers over the conventional transvenous variants since they have fewer short- and mid-term complications.

SINCE the introduction of permanent transvenous cardiac pacemakers for the treatment of complete heart block in 1963,§ 18 Medtronic¶ pacemaker units have been inserted via the jugular approach in 16 ...

An experimental, leadless pacemaker housing is able to partially recharge the device’s battery by generating electrical energy from heartbeats. The device generated about 10% of the energy needed to ...

There are unique technical issues that must be considered with the implantation of devices in small patients and those with CHD. Although most centers report low complication rates of complications in ...

The ideal resting heart rate for an adult ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute, depending on the age and medical condition of the patient. However, some people experience extremely low or high ...