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Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing May Lessen Arrhythmias in CRT Patients

Increased reverse remodeling compared with biventricular pacing may explain the finding, but randomized confirmation is needed.

Double Defibrillator More Effective for Obese Afib Patients

Clinical trial affirms a better initial strategy

Novel Leadless Pacemaker Prototype Partly Recharges Itself

A prototype for a leadless pacemaker that converts the heart's oscillations into voltage generated 10.9% of the energy needed to stimulate one heartbeat in a laboratory benchtop experiment.

FDA approves Medtronic’s extravascular ICD for abnormal heart rhythms

The Aurora EV-ICD MRI SureScan is similar in size and shape to traditional ICDs, but it is implanted outside of the patient’s heart and veins.

Earlier Extraction for Cardiac Device Infections Tied to Lower Mortality

As in prior studies, extraction of cardiac implanted electronic devices is underused. “This is a problem,” Jonathan Piccini says.