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Implantable defibrillators lower risk of death in older heart patients

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) can improve survival in patients with heart damage — even those in their 70s — according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.





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Europe's device therapy use for heart failure doubles 2004-2008, some countries have low uptake

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The use of implantable devices for the treatment of heart failure increased "enormously" in Europe between the years 2004 and 2008, but there still remain large differences between countries, according to a study reported ...


New therapy prevents heart failure

New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure (w/ Video)

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who had a cardiac resynchronization device combined with a defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted had a 34 percent reduction in their risk of death or heart failure when compared to patients ...


Telemonitoring: A bridge to personalized medicine

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An increasing number of heart failure patients are treated with a number of complex devices, i.e. cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Recently completed and ongoing clinical trials such as MADIT-CRT and EchoCRT provide ...


New therapy found to prevent heart failure

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A landmark study has successfully demonstrated a 29 percent reduction in heart failure or death in patients with heart disease who received an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy device with defibrillator (CRT-D) ...


ICDs extend the lives of heart attack survivors by an entire year: Study

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A landmark follow-up study found that heart attack survivors who receive implanted cardioverter defribillators (ICDs) live longer the longer they have them, according to the results of late-breaking clinical trail presented ...



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