Many patients referred for implantation of a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) also receive antiplatelet ... considered to be at high risk of thromboembolic events ...

Due to uncertainty within the data, the impact of looser driving restrictions still merits close scrutiny, a researcher says.

Researchers have found in a new study that receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) within the last six ...

Table 7 summarizes contraindications to implant testing ... particularly since many ICD recipients are high-risk candidates for anesthesia. Some anesthetics have a primary depressant effect ...

Ventricular fibrillation (VF) has been induced at implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implant to ensure reliable sensing, detection, and defibrillation. Despite its risks, the value was ...

Better imaging parameters may exist for risk stratification in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM), based on a ...