In a typical population of patients requiring implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy without pacing, mostly for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death, a subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD; ...

Traditionally implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been implanted transvenously by creating a pouch in the subclavicular area and gaining vascular access to the heart. This approach, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator was noninferior to a transvenous ICD regarding major ...

Stockholm, Sweden - Early testing of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) featuring a totally subcutaneous lead system suggests the device can terminate ventricular tachyarrhythmias using ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Prior research has established the subcutaneous ICD as a reasonable alternative to the transvenous ICD in ...

Evidence-based recommendations on subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator insertion for preventing sudden cardiac death. This involves placing a device under the skin of the chest, which ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD; Boston Scientific) prevents most of the major lead-related complications seen with a transvenous system, the ATLAS ...

A typical implantation of a CRT-P with its three leads and use of an anti-infective envelope would require five ICD-10-PCS codes. Q: We are having trouble with a case that involves an Implantation of ...

Cleveland Clinic doctors were the first in the world to successfully implant leadless pacemaker defibrillator systems in two patients as part of a global clinical trial sponsored by Boston Scientific, ...

Pacemaker implantation is a procedure that helps regulate irregular heart rhythms. The common conditions leading to the procedure in women differ from those in men. Following pacemaker implantation, ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...