Nature

CRT-D—why women benefit more

Primary analysis of the MADIT-CRT trial demonstrated that male and female patients with NYHA functional class I or II, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤0.30, and QRS duration ≥130 ms are ...
TCTMD

Upgrading to CRT Has Big Impact on HFrEF Patients With High RV Pacing Burden

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands—Among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), a previously implanted pacemaker or ICD, and a significant RV pacing burden, upgrading to a cardiac ...
Healio

CRT-P may be better option than CRT-D in nonischemic cardiomyopathy

Among patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy who require cardiac resynchronization therapy, a pacemaker may have comparable efficacy and more cost efficiency compared with a defibrillator, according ...
Medscape

Antitach-pacing in CRT-treated heart failure explored in randomized study

San Francisco, CA - When a heart-failure patient has a defibrillator-equipped cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) device, antitachycardia pacing (ATP) is preferable to a shock for the treatment ...
Fierce Healthcare

New Data from Landmark Study Shows Cost-Effectiveness of Medtronic Life-Saving CRT-D Therapy in Mildly Symptomatic Heart F

MINNEAPOLIS & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced findings from an economic analysis of the landmark RAFT (Resynchronization / Defibrillation in Ambulatory Heart ...
Medindia

CRT Defibrillator May Improve Heart Function In Certain Patients

Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) can help certain patients with non-left bundle branch block (non-LBBB) with heart failure if traditional, implantable cardioverter ...
Medscape

Impact of RV Pacing in Heart Failure, CRT Benefit Shown in BUDAPEST-CRT

The major trials that established cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as a treatment for heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) tended not to include patients who already had ...
TCTMD

Study Shows CRT-D Devices with Medtronic AdaptivCRT(TM) Associated with Reduction of Costs of Atrial Fibrillation

Study Supplements Earlier Data Showing Reduction in Hospital Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients with AdaptivCRT Technology MINNEAPOLIS, USA and NICE, FRANCE - New data from the Medtronic, Inc.
Business Wire

Sorin Group Launches Intensia Family of ICD and CRT-D Devices Featuring DF-4 High Voltage Connector

MILAN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sorin Group (MIL:SRN), (Reuters Code: SORN.MI), a global medical company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that the INTENSIA ...
News Medical

CRT-D upgrade reduces morbidity and mortality in HFrEF patients with RV pacing

Upgrade to cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) reduces morbidity and mortality and improves left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling compared to an implantable ...
MD&M East

FDA Approves First MR-Conditional CRT-D Devices

Medtronic announced Friday that FDA has approved the the first MR-conditional cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) for the treatment of heart failure in the U.S. The Medtronic ...