ESC guidelines updated to include subcutaneous defibs
The European Society of Cardiology updated its treatment guidelines for ventricular arrhythmia patients to include subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators. The announcement was made at the society’s annual meeting in London on Saturday.
The new guidelines recommend the use of the S-ICD units as a possible alternative to transvenous defibrillators in patients with an ICD indication who don’t require cardiac resynchronization or pacing therapy for bradycardia and antitachycardia.
“As the manufacturer of the world’s 1st and only subcutaneous defibrillator, we are extremely pleased that the ...
Source: Mass Device - August 31, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiac Assist Devices Cardiac Implants Cardiovascular Boston Scientific European Society of Cardiology Source Type: news
Biotronik launches 2 new studies
Biotronik announced 2 new studies last week that are slated to examine the company’s CRT-D device and BioMonitor implanted cardiac monitor.
A 277-patient BioContinue clinical trial will examine the risk of ventricular arrhythmias after CRT-D replacement, enrolling patients over 2 years at 40 centers across 8 countries, the company said.
Biotronik said the trial will be the 1st to investigate defibrillator back-up following device placement in heart failure patients with a primary indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators.
Patients in the trial will be implanted with Biotronik’s CRT-Ds and ...
Source: Mass Device - August 12, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiac Assist Devices Cardiac Implants Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Research & Development Biotronik Source Type: news
Renal Nerve Stimulation and Ventricular ArrhythmiaRenal Nerve Stimulation and Ventricular Arrhythmia
Find out about the mechanics of cardiac sympathetic hyperactivity and increased incidence of ischemia-induced ventricular arrhythmias -- from left renal nerve stimulation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Cardiac MRI in Identifying Ventricular Arrhythmia SubstrateCardiac MRI in Identifying Ventricular Arrhythmia Substrate
What's the clinical value of analyzing ventricular scar tissue to find an ablation approach in patients with ventricular arrhythmias? European Heart Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Angry outbursts may up heart attack risk
ConclusionThis systematic review found there is an increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and disturbances in heart rhythm, shortly after outbursts of anger.This is based on results from nine case-crossover studies. In these, information on feelings of anger in the period before the cardiovascular event, as well as an earlier period, were collected retrospectively. The risk of having a cardiovascular event after an episode of anger was then calculated. The researchers point out several limitations to their review, including the fact that: participants were asked to remember angry outbursts hours...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Neurology Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Beta1-Adrenoceptor Blocker Aggravated Ventricular ArrhythmiaBeta1-Adrenoceptor Blocker Aggravated Ventricular Arrhythmia
Find out how beta blockers and isoprenaline impact arrhythmias linked to preprocedural anxiety. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Bipolar Mapping, RevisitedBipolar Mapping, Revisited
Have advances in ventricular arrhythmia ablation failed to produce a comparable improvement in procedural outcomes? Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Pharmacovigilance study confirms modest QT interval prolongation with antidepressant use
Source: BMJ
Area: News
The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in 2011 that citalopram had been associated with QT prolongation, based on post-marketing surveillance and a small crossover study. However no studies have explored this risk in general clinical populations, or its specificity for citalopram.
This US cross sectional study explored the relationship between citalopram and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on corrected QT interval (QTc), a marker of risk for ventricular arrhythmia, in a large and diverse clinical population.
A total of 38,397 adult patients with an ...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - January 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Some SSRIs Tied to Heart Rhythm Problems (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Citalopram and two other antidepressants were associated with prolongation of corrected QT interval -- a marker of increased ventricular arrhythmia risk, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - January 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ventricular Arrhythmias and Ventricular Assist DevicesVentricular Arrhythmias and Ventricular Assist Devices
Understanding the implications of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with LVAD-supported heart failure is critical to appropriate clinical decision making. Europace (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
