Medtronic's study has demonstrated that simultaneously pacing the lower chambers of the heart, or biventricular (BiV) pacing with a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device, significantly improves heart failure symptoms and quality of ...
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CardioNet has signed a multi-year agreement with IMEC and its Dutch affiliate Holst Center to develop new cardiac monitoring devices. The partnership, over the next 18 months, will leverage CardioNet's proprietary algorithms and back-end ...
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Medtronic, a provider of medical technology for use in imaging procedures, has launched a new MR-conditional pacing system in Japan. The new system, Advisa DR MRI SureScan, is designed to provide access to pacemaker patient's to have ...
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Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to buy a developer of-gener nextation mapping and navigation systems, Rhythmia Medical. US based Rhythmia Medical's mapping and navigation technologies are used with catheter ...
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Biotronik has reported that the first US patient has been implanted with its Lumax 740 dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Lumax 740 dual-chamber ICD features SMART detection, which discriminate between atrial and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Boston Scientific's subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) to treat patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The CE-marked system, which the company ...
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Software solutions provider CardioComm Solutions has received clearance from Health Canada to sell and market its HeartCheck ECG pen to both consumers and patients under physician prescription across Canada. The company has translated the ...
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Procedure for treating chronic atrial fibrillation,a condition that causes palpitations and fainting,features a laser balloon catheter. Green light for laser heart treatment? A follow-up study of 56 patients with chronic atrial ...
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