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New battery-free pacemaker harvests power from every heartbeat

A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that's charged by a patient's heartbeat.

First US patient implanted with Biotronik leadless pacemaker

The first U.S. implant of Biotronik's LivIQ leadless pacemaker was performed as part of the BIO-LivIQ global pivotal trial. The company said this offers a single-device solution designed to deliver atrioventricular (AV) synchrony through advanced electrical atrial far-field sensing.

Extravascular ICD Shows High Performance and Safety in Real-World Use Through 1 Year

Patients implanted with an extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (EV-ICD) had all discrete spontaneous ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation episodes successfully terminated by shock therapy through 1 year, with freedom from major complications being 89.1%.

Permanent Pacemaker After Heart Surgery Linked to Higher Risks for Mortality, Heart Failure Hospitalization

Patients implanted with a permanent pacemaker after cardiac surgery had increased risks for death and hospitalization for heart failure. Implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) was associated with increased risks for heart failure admissions and cardiovascular deaths.

Global Study Shows Success of ICDs for Preventing Sudden Death in HCM

Over the last 25 years, there have been low rates of device failures and death in patients who received an ICD.