Infected Heart Implants Often Left In Place, Despite Risks: Study
Many patients with heart implant infections choose antibiotics over device removal, despite the higher risk of death, according to the findings of a new study.
Tag Archives: Heart Implants
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Airpods, Apple Pencil and Other Tech Devices Interfere with Heart Implants, Study Warns
A new study warns that some electronic devices can interfere with the functions of heart implants like pacemakers or defibrillators.
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St. Jude Settles Justice Dept Charges Over ICD Battery Problems With $27M Payment
St. Jude will pay the Justice Department $27 million to settle a whistleblower claim that it lied to the FDA about the safety of several of its implantable defibrillators, which…
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Pacemaker and Implantable Defibrillator Complication Rates Appear Hospital-Specific, Study Finds
A new study finds that the hospital itself may be a determining factor in whether heart implant patients suffer complications.
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Medtronic Dual Chamber Implantable Pulse Generator Recall Issued Over Heart Pacing Problems
The FDA warns that recalled Medtronic heart implants known as implantable pulse generators could stop working due to a circuit error, resulting in serious injury or death.
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FDA Approves High-Risk Heart Devices On Scant Scientific Evidence: Study
A new study highlights concerns with the FDA's approval process for high-risk medical devices, pointing out more than a dozen times heart devices were recalled following approval over the last…
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Medtronic Heart Implants Recalled Over Failure To Deliver Life-Saving Shocks
Medtronic is recalling a number of ICD and CRT-D heart implants due to a defect which could prevent them from providing life-saving shocks to patients.
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Failed Heart Devices Cost Medicare $1.5B: Health Dept. OIG Report
A new report indicates that Medicare spent $1.5 billion on failed and recalled heart implant replacements over a 10 year period, and called for more specific medical device identification on…