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Jun 29
2023
Heart Rhythm Society Guideline Addresses Cardiac Physiologic Pacing for Heart Failure
Indications and issues concerning cardiac resynchronization therapy, conduction system pacingConsultQD / Heart, Vascular and Thoracic / Electrophysiology, Jun. 29, 2023
Jun 23
2023
Shockwave Lithotripsy May Ease Transvenous Lead Extraction
Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased in dense calcifications may be easier to remove after pretreatment with the Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy system, preliminary results from a single center suggest.tctMD, Todd Neale JUNE 23, 2023
Jun 9
2023
Cleveland Clinic cardiologists make history, become first in world to implant new heart failure device
Bruce Wilkoff, MD and Niraj, Varma MD, PhD from Cleveland Clinic have performed the first heart procedure of its kind, successfully implanting a new dual cardiac device in a patient presenting with heart failure symptoms. Michael Walter, May 19, 2023, Cardiovascular Business
Jun 6
2023
First-Line or BiV Backup? Conduction System Pacing for CRT in Heart Failure
Several new comparative studies, including a small, randomized trial, have added significantly to evidence suggesting that CSP is at least as effective as traditional CRT for procedural, functional safety, and clinical outcomes.Medscape Nurses, Steve Stiles, June 6, 2023
Jun 5
2023
Serious Risks With ‘Jailing’ Pacemaker, ICD Leads During TTVR
EPs want to talk before some procedures to prevent operators from damaging pacing and defibrillator leads.tctMD, Michael O'Riordan, June 05, 2023