A 67-year-old man with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction had recurrent ventricular fibrillation that required insertion of temporary pacemaker. When a permanent pacemaker was inserted stable ...

An indication for a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in a patient with an intracardiac shunt requires a balancing of the risks and benefits associated with a transvenous ...

Patients who require a new permanent pacemaker after TAVI do just as well with leadless devices out to 2 years as they do with transvenous pacemakers, according to an analysis of real-world data from ...

Pacemaker for heart: A new study suggests heart attack patients should choose leadless pacemakers over the conventional transvenous variants since they have fewer short- and mid-term complications.

(HealthDay)—The incidence of complications for single- and dual-chamber transvenous pacemakers (TVPs) is considerable, reaching about 15 and 16 percent, respectively, by three years, with high ...

Despite being at higher risk of complications overall, Medicare beneficiaries who receive a Micra leadless pacemaker (Medtronic) fare better than those implanted with traditional transvenous systems, ...

Patients with intracardiac shunts might at some point require a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD). These patients may have numerous thrombotic risk factors, however, and ...

A leadless right-ventricular pacemaker continued to show an edge over conventional transvenous pacemakers by triggering a substantially reduced rate of complications during the 6 months following ...

THROMBOEMBOLISM has not been a clinical problem after insertion of transvenous pacemaker electrodes despite the presence of an intracardiac foreign body. This report documents the presence of a large ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker met 3-month safety and efficacy performance goals. The device avoids ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Complications related to transvenous pacemakers have ...

There are unique technical issues that must be considered with the implantation of devices in small patients and those with CHD. Although most centers report low complication rates of complications in ...