Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A cardiologist from the Heart and Vascular Institute at Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center became the first in the nation to place a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 20, 2024

UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to implant a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. His case report was published this week in the journal Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology.

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Med Page Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Secondhand permanent pacemaker use in poorer countries, following thorough cleaning and repackaging, has not resulted in patient harm so far, according to the My Heart Your Heart trialists. In patients who could.

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DAIC

JULY 11, 2024

Fadi Mansour performed the first Canadian implant of BIOTRONIK ’s newest pacemaker and CRT-P generation earlier this year at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. The patient received an Amvia Sky HF-T QP triple chamber pacemaker device.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

Pacemaker mediated tachycardia! Pacemaker mediated tachycardia , also called "Endless Loop Tachycardia," cannot happen during atrial fibrillation, so the A fib must have converted. Another ECG was recorded 12 minutes later: Paced rhythm, probable Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia ? The patient was admitted without angiogram."

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DAIC

JUNE 20, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 06/20/2024 - 19:40 June 20, 2024 — A programing algorithm, being tested by HonorHealth Research Institute for those patients with new or recently installed pacemakers, is designed so the device not only provides a steady heartbeat, but also controls high blood pressure.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 30, 2024

A dual-chamber wireless pacemaker provides reliable performance over three months, bolstering evidence for this new pacemaker option, according to results from a multi-center, international clinical trial co-led by a Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigator.

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DAIC

JANUARY 19, 2024

The BACKBEAT pivotal study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of atrioventricular interval modulation (“AVIM”) therapy (also known as BackBeat CNT), for the treatment of pacemaker-indicated patients with uncontrolled hypertension despite the use of antihypertensive medications. Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic, Inc. vs. 14.3%).

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 17, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is alerting clinicians to a recall of Boston Scientific's Accolade pacemakers, which have an increased risk of permanently entering "safety mode," possibly requiring early device replacement. The agency also cleared.

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DAIC

JUNE 17, 2024

Specifically designed to prevent post-operative complications for devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators, EluPro incorporates powerful antibiotic therapy combined with advanced tissue engineering to create a BioEnvelope that over time regenerates into a protective pocket of the patient's own tissue.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 3, 2025

A pacemaker modified for newborns' tiny bodies safely and effectively stabilized their heart rhythms for up to two years, according to new research published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

MAY 15, 2024

A 96-year-old woman presented with a 1-day history of pleuritic chest pain 4 days after a pacemaker was implanted for complete heart block. Electrocardiography showed complete heart block.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Men who perform well in the cross-country ski race Vasaloppet are at increased risk of having abnormally low heart rates and pacemakers later in life. However, the researchers behind the study did not uncover any link to increased mortality, rather the opposite—the skiers lived longer than the general population.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, according to a new study. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker therapy in low- and middle-income countries, where many patients cannot afford the treatment.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 17, 2024

By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin pacemaker that operates like a solar panel. This design not only eliminates the need for batteries but also minimizes disruptions to the heart's natural function by molding to its contours.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 13, 2024

What are the rates of a permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation, the predictors of needing a PPM, and long-term clinical outcomes of the third-generation balloon-expandable SAPIEN 3 (S3) transcatheter heart valve (THV)?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 70s presented with history of pacemaker presented with shortness of breath with exertion and presyncope. The ECG shows pacemaker failure with inability to capture or sense, with either underlying atrial fibrillation or junctional escape rhythm. large boxes ).

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HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Based on the historical studies of leadless pacemakers (LP), high atrio-ventricular synchrony (AVS) with mechanical sensing-based VDD pacing is largely influenced by A4-amplitude. A limited study investigated the predictors of A4-amplitude using clinical and echocardiographic parameters.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 13, 2024

Lead of a pacemaker is often called as its Achilles Heel as most of the problems in a pacing system occur with the leads. Hence the quest for leadless pacemakers which are implanted within the heart through a delivery system. Single chamber leadless pacemakers have been around for quite some time. It was also delivered in 18.7%

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 31, 2024

BackgroundThere have been few instances of symptomatic bradycardia-arrhythmia in the context of area postrema syndrome (APS), and some of them have been implanted permanent pacemakers. Brady-arrhythmia was presented in all patients, and 9 patients were implanted temporary or permanent pacemakers.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 18, 2024

What are the national trends in utilization of leadless pacemaker implantation following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and its performance compared with transvenous pacemakers?

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American College of Cardiology

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Does prolonged, high-intensity endurance training increase the risk of bradycardia requiring pacemaker implantation and ultimately the long-term mortality risk?

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background and aims Analysis of mortality from the national health registries and data from a specific central registry dealing with the implantation of pacemakers (REPACE) in Czech patients. Almost 114,000 pacemakers were implanted between 2010 and 2021, of which 27.9% years old] between 2010 and 2021. were single-chamber, 67.4%

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A team at New York City-based NYU Langone successfully implanted the world's smallest pacemaker into a newborn baby suffering from a congenital complete heart block.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 30, 2024

Traditional transvenous pacemakers consist of a pacemaker generator usually positioned surgically in the upper left chest on the pectoral muscle fascia and one or more leads positioned through the veins to the right atrium and across the tricuspid valve to the right ventricular apex.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Pacemakers are cardiac implantable electronic devices. As they use radiofrequency signals for programming, other radiofrequency signals can interfere with the function of pacemakers. Notable one is magnetic resonance imaging if you consider in hospital scenarios.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The FDA has issued a safety alert for some Boston Scientific Accolade pacemakers after reports of a battery-related manufacturing issue causing the devices to initiate safety mode. The devices have limited functionality when in safety mode and may be unable to provide optimal cardiac support.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

MARCH 27, 2024

Abstract Introduction Pacemaker implantation can be challenging in patients with congenital heart disease. Methods and Results In a patient with Ebstein disease and symptomatic sinus node dysfunction, despite multiple attempts, the Micra® pacemaker could not be implanted in the severely dilated right ventricle.

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HCPLive

APRIL 10, 2024

24 related to leadless pacemaker extraction and reimplantation. José López, MD, discusses a case series from ACC.24

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ECG Guru

AUGUST 3, 2023

Here is a Pacemaker-ECG with no signs of PM-malfunction: Beat A is an intrinsic beat (atrial fibrillation). Beat B is a pseudofusion beat. Beat C is a fully paced beat. Beat D is a fusion beat. Ventricular fusion is the electrical summation of an intrinsic beat of the heart and depolarization from a pacing stimulus.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Boston Scientific has issued a recall of Accolade pacemaker devices, according to a safety communication from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JUNE 17, 2024

The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is significantly higher in patients with pacemakers than in the general population, which could be due to patient characteristics and the diagnostic tool of the pacemaker in detecting atrial high-rate episodes and subclinical AF, but also to the pacemaker itself providing AF-promoting conditions.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 6, 2025

The patient underwent a dual-chamber pacemaker implantation for complete AV block. Coronary angiography showed mild, non-obstructive atherosclerosis in the dominant left circumflex artery (LCx), which continued along the anatomical course of the RCA.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

People having surgery to repair tight or leaking heart valves may receive a pacemaker more often than necessary—leading to a greater risk for life-threatening complications, studies show.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 18, 2024

What is the association between antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) use and the risk of pacemaker implantation or syncope in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) receiving early rhythm control therapy with AADs?

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Pacemaker Atrial Fibrillation Article 53

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Dual chamber pacemaker with leads on Chest X-ray

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HeartRhythm

JANUARY 30, 2025

Cardiac pacemakers have complications related to long pacemaker leads, subcutaneous pockets and endovascular hardware.

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