The growing number of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implants mean that a high number of patients carrying these devices are attended by physicians. In an attempt to simplify their ...

Patients who have pacemakers or defibrillators are often denied the opportunity to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of safety concerns, unless the devices meet certain criteria ...

Anyone fitted with a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is likely to already be well versed in the potential dangers of getting close to a powerful magnet. Still, Apple, keen ...

Boston Scientific CRM recommends using a programmer to temporarily deactivate tachy therapy to avoid inappropriate shocks associated with oversensing of noise generated by surgical tools. However, ...