News tagged with 'Pacemaker'

The results of a new study suggests implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are not effective in women.

After more than 30 years, the FDA is pushing to require that manufacturers of 27 medical devices, used to replace hips or make hearts beat, prove they  are safe. 

Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead is implicated in more deaths than previously reported, admits the company.  That updated count was released after a federal judge dismissed about 700 cases against Medtronic citing the Riegel decision affirming federal preemption and a shield for device makers.

A new study finds MP3 and iPod headphones may dangerously interact with implantable defibrillators and heart pacemakers. Researchers suggest patients with defibrillators and pacemakers not keep headphones in their shirt or coat pocket near the chest or around their neck when not in use.

Using the power of the heart beat, energy may be used to supplement the power needed for pacemakers and defibrillators, reducing or even eliminating the need to replace the batteries. Initial tests on a pig have been successful it's revealed at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.

This is the largest study ever to look at just how effective our nation’s hospitals are at delivering care when heart abnormalities strike and minutes count. In at least one third of cases, care was delivered outside of the two minute recommended time.

A new study conducted by researchers with the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio suggests new sophisticated heart defibrillators may be associated with an increased risk of hospitalization and death. According to the study, which appears in next week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, newer models featu