ICD Implantation Does Not Increase Serious Car Crash Risk, Study Finds Dr Riya Dave6 Feb 2025 8:30 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) within the last six months does not increase the...
Concurrent ICDs placement renders primary prevention among HF patients, reveals research Dr Riya Dave9 July 2024 9:30 AM ISTResearchers in a recent study have found that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) continue to offer a significant mortality benefit for...
Can transcranial magnetic stimulation damage or interact with implanted cardiac devices? Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2024 6:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study showed a low risk of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) damage or overheating during transcranial magnetic...
Carvedilol better at lowering risk of arrhythmias among recipients of ICD compared to metaprolol Medha Baranwal22 Sept 2023 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Carvedilol can significantly reduce the risk of atrial arrhythmias (ATA) when compared to metoprolol in heart failure (HF) patients with...
Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences doctors perform rare surgery for prevention of cardiac arrest Kajal Rajput2 July 2023 9:45 AM ISTItanagar: In a first for Arunachal Pradesh, a team of doctors and medical staff of Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) here...
Cardioverter-Defibrillator Reduces Mortality Risk in Patients with Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Study Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran28 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A new study published in Indian Heart Journal found that a cardioverter-defibrillator can reduce mortality risk in ischemic and...
Amiodarone therapy tied to increased all-cause mortality in ICD recipients: Study Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: The combined therapy with beta-blockers plus amiodarone has no unfavourable effect on the success of defibrillation testing compared to...
How early can patients with secondary prevention ICDs drive independently? Medical Dialogues Editorial Team14 Jan 2022 10:45 AM ISTThe study stresses reconsidering the existing restrictions for private driving following the implantation of a secondary prevention ICD.Canada:...
JACC study shows benefit of ICDs for primary prevention in non ischemic cardiomyopathy dr. Abhimanyu Uppal20 Sept 2021 11:00 PM ISTDoes the use of ICD as a primary prevention modality provide similar protection in all forms of cardiomyopathy?Although current guidelines recommend...
Five other clinical parameters along with LVEF can predict Cardiac Arrest MD Bureau9 Jan 2021 5:45 PM ISTA recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that the prevalence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) 90...
2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Hina Zahid29 Nov 2020 10:30 AM ISTThe American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have updated their guideline on managing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).New ...
Abbott launches heart rhythm management devices ICD, CRT-D in India Ruchika Sharma15 Oct 2020 12:00 PM ISTThe devices offer new opportunities for patient engagement and remote monitoring through smartphone connectivity and connected applications, it added.
