More than 60% of patients are under 70 years of age at the time of their first implant 2, and more than one third will require at least one replacement due to battery depletion 3. Replacement ...

The study demonstrates that longer lasting ICDs reduce the need for replacements. While this is intuitive, the magnitude of impact is surprising. For both groups combined, 60 (28%) and 87 (40%) of the ...

A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from ...

Of the 161 patients who had died, two did not have adequate data. Sixty-seven had received only one defibrillator during their lifespan. Of the remaining patients, 31 had devices replaced for either ...