The combination device, called a CRT-D, had previously been shown effective in patients with severe heart failure, but this is the first study to investigate its use in those with milder forms of ...

Medical device maker Medtronic plc MDT recently announced the receipt of FDA approval for its Claria MRI Quad Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) SureScan device for the ...

A CRT-D is a defibrillator and heart rhythm pacing device used to treat patients with heart failure symptoms, reduced heart muscle contraction and abnormal or slow electrical activity. The CRT-D ...

"The study results are clear in showing that CRT devices with adaptive algorithms reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation adverse events and related costs," said Prof. Dr. Med. Bernd Lemke ...

Among the 520 patients randomly assigned to receive a CRT-D, 516 (99.2%) underwent device implantation. A device was not implanted in 4 patients (2 because of patient or physician decision ...

This family of devices includes the single-chamber INTENSIA VR, the dual-chamber INTENSIA DR and the INTENSIA SonR ® CRT-D devices, all of which feature a DF-4 high voltage connector. The DF-4 ...

The St. Jude Medical Fortify(TM) ICD and Unify(TM) CRT-D have the smallest available device footprint in the industry. (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview ...

But he says that all changed dramatically, when doctors fitted him with a new generation heart device known as a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator, or CRT-D. "It's right there ...

During tests of devices returned to the company by physicians, Medtronic identified a problem that could cause the battery to short and lead to loss of energy reserves within "a few hours to a few ...

The EAC extrapolated CRT‑D lifespan to 15 years using a survival profile for comparator devices: this took an average distribution based on Medtronic and St Jude Medical CRT‑D lifespans reported in ...

One study, presented last year at the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions, observed that significant savings could be realized with an increase in longevity of CRT-D devices in as little as ...

Of the 30 live patients with CRT-Ds, 26 had a CRT-D device as their first implant and seven had a CRT-D device replaced for ERI. Four had ICDs upgraded and one had ICD upgrade to CRT-D while ...