December 3, 2004 — Programming implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to use antitachycardia pacing (ATP) as a first therapy for fast ventricular tachycardia (FVT) reduces the need for shocks ...

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

NICE, FRANCE — Preliminary data suggest cardiac pacing is feasible with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads placed outside the heart and under the rib cage [1]. Leads were temporarily ...

Cardioversion is a medical procedure to correct a heartbeat that is irregular or too fast. It can involve risks and side effects but is generally safe and effective. Doctors primarily use ...

Cardiologists at University of Utah Health use this therapy for people with heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), including atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib). Your heart’s electrical ...

Cardioversion is a procedure used to restore a normal heart rhythm. It’s most often used to treat AFib, the most common type of heart arrhythmia. While some people have success with medications, most ...

Patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation commonly undergo immediate restoration of sinus rhythm by pharmacologic or electrical cardioversion. However, whether immediate restoration of sinus ...

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

In what represents the first patenting to emerge from Endeavor Med Inc., its founder and chief executive officer, Imran Faruqi, describes their development of a novel device capable of providing ...