The New England Journal of Medicine

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...
TCTMD

Societies Update Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Implantable Devices

Multiple societies covering cardiovascular medicine, electrophysiology, heart failure, and imaging have released updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for various cardiac implantable electronic ...
Business Wire

FDA Grants EBR Systems Breakthrough Device Designation Status for the WiSE Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) System

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EBR Systems, Inc., developer of the world’s only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Healio

CRT devices, His bundle pacing, reducing complications focus of new ESC pacing guideline

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among the features of the new European Society of Cardiology guideline on pacing and cardiac resynchronization ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Combatting CIED infection under-diagnosis and care challenges – Bruce Wilkoff, MD, Director Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices at Cleveland Clinic

In today’s episode, we are joined by Bruce Wilkoff, MD, American Heart Association volunteer expert and Director Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices at Cleveland Clinic, to discuss ...
MedPage Today

Deciding on Implantable Cardiac Devices for Cardiomyopathy

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...
EurekAlert!

Novel method combines heart biopsy and device implantation to reduce risk of complications and support early diagnosis of heart conditions

Philadelphia, February 20, 2025 – Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is a valuable method for diagnosing a range of cardiac conditions, but there is a risk of complication due to its invasive nature.
Becker's Hospital Review

The high cost of undertreating cardiac device infection Undertreated cardiac device infections are a public health crisis

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), such as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, save and extend lives. They are amazingly reliable and effective, but even the best tool comes with ...
Medscape

Taking Cardiac Pacing From Boring to Super-Cool

For the past two decades, catheter ablation stole most of the excitement in electrophysiology. Cardiac pacing was seen as necessary but boring. His-bundle pacing earned only modest attention. But at ...
fox13now

The Leadless Pacemaker: Advancing cardiac pacing technology at St. Mark’s Hospital

Estimates suggest that around three million Americans are living with cardiac pacemakers, according to the American Heart Association. Now, thanks to MountainStar Healthcare, a new kind of pacemaker – ...
TCTMD

‘Smart’ Devices With Bioimpedance Tech May Interfere With Cardiac Implants

It’s possible that consumer “smart” devices that come with bioimpedance technology to provide measurements of body composition can interfere with certain cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) ...