Tag: Defibrillators
CIED Complication Rates Vary Considerably Among Hospitals
Rates from 5.3 to 14.3 percent seen in hospitals that implanted at least 25 devices during study period
Some Heart Failure Patients May Benefit From CRT Defibrillator
Findings seen in patients with non-left bundle branch block eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy
AI Can Identify Model of Cardiac Rhythm Device From Chest X-Ray
Neural network's performance significantly exceeds ability of cardiologists
Cardioverter-Defibrillator Vests Do Not Cut Sudden Death Post MI
No drop in arrhythmic death among patients with acute MI, ejection fraction of less than 35 percent
Time to Defib Not Linked to Survival in Pediatric IHCA
No correlation in unadjusted, adjusted analyses for pediatric patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest
Ranolazine Doesn’t Cut VT, VF, Death in High-Risk ICD Patients
No significant reduction in VT or VF or death risk for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Variation in Quality of ICD Advice on Patient Message Boards
Overall, 24.4 percent of instances of medical advice were considered inappropriate for most patients
Bystander Defibrillation Improves Outcome for Public Cardiac Arrest
Bystander defibrillation increases odds of survival to hospital discharge, with favorable functional outcome
ICD Placement Doesn’t Improve Survival in Patients With CKD
Increased risk seen for subsequent hospitalization for heart failure and any-cause hospitalization
Knowledge on Primary Prevention ICD Use Found Lacking
Barriers for referral differ for internists, cardiologists, cardiology residents
