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ICD Benefits Hold Up for Modern-day Primary Prevention, but Questions Remain

While device therapy appeared helpful on top of today’s HF therapies, not all patients were maxed out on four-pillar GDMT.

Micra Leadless Pacemaker Performs Well Through 5 Years

A real-world registry saw few complications and revisions, with no device removals due to infection, which is “a huge finding.”

Permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVR increases healthcare costs by $24,000 per patient

Implanting a permanent pacemaker (PPM) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is costing health systems an average of more than $23,000 per patient, according to new findings published in Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. This includes the price of the device, the implant procedure and other costs not directly related to patient care.

CMS Mandate for Shared Decision-Making Didn’t Affect ICD Use

Use was already declining before the requirement, and continued to do so after it was implemented.

Biotronik’s DX devices reach 100,000-patient milestone

Biotronik has announced the milestone achievement of 100,000 implanted single-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) equipped with DX Technology.