Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'What Is A Biventricular Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What is a biventricular pacemaker or cardiac resynchronization therapy (also called a CRT device), ...

Panel Vote Underscores Clinical Benefits of Biventricular Pacing for Better Patient Outcomes and Improved Quality of Life MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Circulatory ...

The BLOCK HF trial demonstrated that, during continual cardiac pacing, adverse left ventricular remodelling and deterioration of systolic function occurred more frequently with right ventricular than ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Attendees of Heart Rhythm 2022 heard results from numerous studies investigating the impact of conduction-system pacing, which includes both His-bundle and left bundle branch (LBB) ...

Dr. Friedman answers the question: 'Types Of Pacemakers, Best Candidates?' — -- Question: What are the different kinds of pacemakers and is there a special kind for each person? Answer :A ...

LOS ANGELES — Substituting biventricular (BiV) pacing for standard right ventricular pacing led to significant improvements in survival and hospitalization for heart-failure patients with ...

For the past two decades, catheter ablation stole most of the excitement in electrophysiology. Cardiac pacing was seen as necessary but boring. His-bundle pacing earned only modest attention. But at ...

A recent systematic review has evaluated the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT; using atrial-synchronized biventricular pacemakers) in patients with heart ...

Researchers at Texas Heart Institute (THI) and UCLA crossed a significant milestone in the development of wirelessly powered, leadless pacemakers. In an article in the Nature Research journal ...

ST. PAUL, MN, March 8, 2004 -- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced today the results of the PAVE (Post AV Nodal Ablation Evaluation) and DINAMIT (Defibrillator IN Acute Myocardial Infarction ...