ALLMedicine™ Pacemakers Center

Sep 6th, 2022 - Appropriate non-invasive assessments (ECHO/ECG) of cardiac resynchronization pacing therapy (CRT) among younger patients (pts) with/without (w/wo) congenital heart disease (CHD) are not established. Ejection fraction (EF) and QRS can be unreliable...

Aug 31st, 2022 - Implantation of transvenous endocardial or epicardial pacemakers presents specific challenges in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients. Micra leadless permanent pacemakers (Micra PPM) may overcome some of these difficulties. Fifteen ACHD ...

Aug 12th, 2022 - Leadless pacemakers (LPs) are emerging as alternative cardiac implantable devices for the treatment of bradyarrhythmia. This article aims to review the data behind the safety and efficacy of these devices while highlighting their pros and cons. Pr...

Aug 11th, 2022 - Whether a bias exists in the implantation of permanent pacemakers (PPI) and complications according to sex and age in the Australian population is unclear. Population rate of PPI and its complications differed between men and women. We examined th...

Aug 6th, 2022 - Background Leadless ventricular permanent pacemakers (leadless VVI or LPM) were designed to reduce lead-related complications of conventional VVI pacemakers (CPM). The aim of our study was to assess and compare real-life clinical outcomes within t...

Aug 6th, 2021 - Boston Scientific has recalled the INGENIO family of pacemakers and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps) because the devices may incorrectly transition to safety mode. Safety mode on the devices is intended to provide backup if th...

Jun 9th, 2021 - Further evidence that powerful magnets in some Apple iPhones can interfere with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) comes from a small study that also suggests some devices are more susceptible than others. The iPhone 12 Pro Max with Ma...

Jun 27th, 2018 - Patients who got the Nanostim leadless pacemaker instead of a transvenous one had fewer complications through up to 18 months of follow-up, researchers said. Those receiving the leadless cardiac pacemaker (LCP) generally had fewer complications th...

Nov 14th, 2016 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aims to cover leadless pacemakers, but only in the context of use in FDA-approved studies, according to a draft of the agency's national coverage determination for the devices. The document details the ...

Jun 29th, 2015 - MILAN, ITALY — Women are being short-changed when it comes to receiving cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), which is especially concerning because they actually have higher survival rates than men after implantation of certain device t...