TRANSIENT arrhythmias are frequently encountered during catheterization of the right side of the heart. 1 They occur most frequently during manipulation of the catheter in the atrium as isolated ...

When implanting a subcutaneous ICD, routine defibrillation testing could be safely skipped when using a scoring system to ...

Background: The availability of stored intracardiac electrograms from implantable defibrillators (ICDs) has facilitated the study of the mechanisms of ventricular tachyarrhythmia onset. This study ...

“Defibrillation testing can be safely omitted after S-ICD implantation when guided by the PRAETORIAN score,” Knops concluded, ...

PRAETORIAN score worked as a good device guide in randomized trial ...

The first-of-its-kind Aurora EV-ICD system offers a single-device, single procedure with a lead placed outside of the heart and veins. The FDA has approved the Aurora Extravascular Implantable ...

Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 people have a cardiac defibrillator implanted in their chest to deliver a high-voltage shock to prevent sudden cardiac death from a life-threatening ...

Ventricular tachycardia arises from an abnormal electrical focus or circuit in the myocardium of the ventricle and is usually manifested as a tachyarrhythmia with a wide QRS complex on ...

Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of watching 1-year-old Fletcher St. Jean toddling after his brothers and sisters is that he ...

The His–Purkinje system constitutes a tiny fraction of the ventricular mass, but is specialized for rapid synchronous activation of both ventricles The pathogenic role of the Purkinje system is ...

Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday after suffering injuries to his face in a fall due to a serious heart condition, ventricular fibrillation. This life-threatening condition is the ...