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Abstract 16273: Safety of Subcutaneous ICD Implantation in Patients With Prior Sternotomy

Introduction: Subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) implantation is a viable alternative to transvenous ICD implantation in patients without a pacing indication. The S-ICD lead is placed near the sternum. The ...
MedPage Today

Subcutaneous ICD Ekes Out Favorable Safety Signals 8 Years Into PRAETORIAN Trial

Though the PRAETORIAN group was technically unable to prove that 8 years was enough to give a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) an edge in safety, complication rates helped ...
BioSpace

Pfizer’s Subcutaneous PD-1 Cuts Risks in Bladder Cancer but Misses Survival Endpoint

Pfizer’s sasanlimab, when used with standard of care, reduced the likelihood of disease recurrence or progression, death due to any cause or persistence of cancer cells by 32% in patients with ...
MedPage Today

Leadless Pacing Wirelessly Linked to Subcutaneous Defibrillator Hits Targets for ATP

BOSTON -- A leadless pacemaker reliably communicated with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) to deliver anti-tachycardia (ATP) and bradycardia pacing, the MODULAR ATP study ...
Star Tribune

Medtronic receives FDA approval for new type of implantable defibrillator

Medtronic has received U.S. regulatory approval to sell a new implantable defibrillator that can be placed outside of the heart and veins to treat SCA — sudden cardiac arrest — an electrical problem ...
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Medtronic receives FDA approval for extravascular defibrillator to treat abnormal heart rhythms, sudden cardiac arrest

First-of-its-kind Aurora EV-ICD™ system offers single device, single procedure with lead placed outside of heart and veins FDA approval of the Medtronic Aurora EV-ICD system includes the system's ...
FierceBiotech

Medtronic claims FDA approval for defibrillator implant routed outside the heart and veins

Medtronic has secured an FDA green light for a new type of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator that the medtech giant describes as the first of its kind. Unlike other ICDs that are wired into ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

FDA Approves Medtronic’s Extravascular Defibrillator for Ventricular Arrhythmia

The first-of-its-kind Aurora EV-ICD system offers a single-device, single procedure with a lead placed outside of the heart and veins. This article was originally published by HCPLive. This version ...
Medscape

Real-World Subcutaneous ICD Use: A Hopeful Treatment Option?

The Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter‑Defibrillator System Post Approval Study (S‑ICD PAS), which observed patients with subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (S‑ICDs) for 5 years, ...
Healio

Ventricular tachycardia ablation plus subcutaneous ICD implant appears beneficial

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia (VT) who received VT ablation plus a subcutaneous ICD had ...
healthday

Subcutaneous ICD Reduces Lead-Related Complications

MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) reduces lead-related complications, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Annals ...