For patients getting a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD), routine defibrillation testing could be safely skipped when using a scoring system to evaluate device position and ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are trying to develop a more effective blood test to determine whether a patient needs to have a defibrillator implanted in his or her body to make ...

Defibrillation testing of implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) does not improve outcomes compared with device implantation without testing and, therefore, “defibrillation testing during ...

A commonly performed test during certain types of heart surgery is not helpful and possibly harmful. The testing procedure, known as defibrillator testing (DT), is commonly used on people who require ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are leading a study focused on reducing sudden cardiac ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have had a major impact on the treatment of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Initially, physicians used ICDs primarily to treat patients who had survived ...

A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Routine defibrillation testing appears to be safe, but does not improve outcomes in patients ...

A routine driving shift turned fatal when occult Brugada syndrome triggered ventricular fibrillation, underscoring the need ...

(Reuters Health) - Patients who have just survived a heart attack and consequently have a dangerously-weak heart face a high risk of sudden death. Giving them a wearable defibrillator that can restart ...