Subcutaneous ICDs Linked to Less Complications with Leads, But May Cause More Unnecessary Shocks: Study
The findings of a new study like subcutaneous ICDs to less risk of complications than more traditional ICDs.
The findings of a new study like subcutaneous ICDs to less risk of complications than more traditional ICDs.
More than 17 million Philips CPAP masks are being recalled due to the risk of magnets interfering with medical implants.
A new study finds that many children's heart implants are approved without researchers actually knowing the effect of those devices on children's bodies.
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.
A new study warns that some electronic devices can interfere with the functions of heart implants like pacemakers or defibrillators.
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…
A new study finds that the hospital itself may be a determining factor in whether heart implant patients suffer complications.
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.
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…
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.