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OmniaSecure becomes first defibrillation lead to receive US FDA approval for conduction system pacing

Medtronic has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an expanded indication with its OmniaSecure defibrillation lead.

Biotronik initiates global pivotal study evaluating LivIQ leadless pacemaker system

Biotronik has announced the initiation of a global pivotal study evaluating its LivIQ leadless pacemaker system

Two Conduction-System Pacing RCTs Give Conflicting Results

The findings suggest that use of the pacing technique during CRT should be reserved for expert operators, at least for now.

TTVR Remains Safe, Effective in Presence of CIED Leads

The rate of death or HF hospitalization was not influenced by the presence of leads after accounting for comorbidity burden.

FDA details Class I recalls for more than 1 million pacemakers—software update required

A variety of Boston Scientific devices are included in these recalls. This includes the Accolade, Proponent, Essentio and Altura 2 dual chamber standard life and extended life pacemakers in addition to the Visionist and Valitude CRT pacemakers.