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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.

New data hint at “hard to beat” efficacy and safety for rotational TLE

Data from the PROMET and RELEASE studies provide important new insights into the safety and efficacy of rotational transvenous lead extraction (TLE), Video sponsored by Cook Medical.

Minimizing Atrial Pacing No Benefit in Sinus Node Disease: DANPACE II

Presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023

Impact of RV Pacing in Heart Failure, CRT Benefit Shown in BUDAPEST-CRT

BUDAPEST-CRT results presented by principal investigator Béla Merkely, MD at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023,