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Pacemaker Defined
Any of several usually miniaturized and surgically implanted electronic devices used to regulate the heartbeat
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Europe OKs Medtronic's MRI-safe pacemaker
Published November 17, 2008, 7:59 pm, Pioneer Press
Fridley-based Medtronic on Monday announced an important milestone in what is becoming a three-company race to develop pacemakers that are specifically designed to be compatible with MRI scanners.
NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Partner to Research Next-Generation Deep Brain Stimulation Devices for the ...
Published November 17, 2008, 7:38 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands----NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Research today announced that they have signed a joint research agreement to develop next-generation deep brain stimulation devices with the ambition to improve the treatment of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders.
MRSA's toll climbs, but hospital is slow to change
Published November 17, 2008, 12:35 am, Seattle Times
In Seattle, Harborview Medical Center's struggles tell the story of MRSA: the history of outbreaks, the mounting casualties, the resistance to change. Four decades after its patients began dying of MRSA, Harborview continues to use measures that may place patients at risk.
CardioDynamics Announces Two Significant Studies Correlating BioZ(R) With Ejection Fraction (EF)
Published November 15, 2008, 3:08 am, Medical News Today
CardioDynamics (Nasdaq: CDIC), the innovator and leader of Impedance Cardiography (ICG) technology and manufacturer of BioZ noninvasive cardiac monitoring systems, announced two studies which correlate BioZ(R) with Ejection Fraction (EF) from echocardiography (echo).
Researchers harvest energy from heart beat
Published November 14, 2008, 4:59 am, Planet Analog
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A group of researchers has conducted a successful test of a tiny generator that can power an implanted device using energy from a heartbeat.
Heating Heart With Catheter Works Better Than Drugs For Heart Rhythm Disorder, Study Shows
Published November 12, 2008, 3:14 pm, Science Daily
Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found. One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms. By comparison, only 21 percent of those treated with drugs were ...
Loyola Study Finds Catheter Ablation Superior To Medication For Atrial Fibrillation
Published November 12, 2008, 11:08 am, Medical News Today
Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found. One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms.
Hospitals to Lose an Average $10,000 to $20,000 per Case on Common Cardiovascular Procedures Under Medicare's ...
Published November 12, 2008, 6:16 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
The initial financial impact of Medicare's new Value-based Purchasing initiative, which took effect October 1, 2008, will be relatively small for U.S. hospitals in regard to hospital-acquired conditions for five of the most common cardiovascular procedures.
Medtronic Data Presented At American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008 Supports Utility Of Painless Pacing ...
Published November 12, 2008, 5:10 am, Medical News Today
New data presented today at Scientific Sessions 2008 from Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) shows that survival among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) treated only with anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) was superior to patients who experienced at least one shock-treated episode, further demonstrating the clinical benefit of ATP.
Other Voices: Directional disability has writer longing for GPS implant
Published November 12, 2008, 12:14 am, The Union
Recently while doing some research on neurological disorders, I discovered that there is a condition called "geographical dyslexia," also known as "directional disability.
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Sat Nov 15
- Headphones and pacemakers make bad bedfellows: However, if the headphones are closer than 3 cm to the skin around the heart, the potential for interference is there. This might not seem such a massive deal but, since the magnets cause this effect regardless of whether the device is on or even plugged in, it means that a patient who had their headphones draped over their neck or in a breast pocket could be at risk.
Fri Nov 14
Thu Nov 13
- eMedicine - Infective Endocarditis : Article by John L Brusch
- Pacemaker Editor - Create your own mixes
- Pacemaker - The pocket-size DJ system
- Mason to mix next compilation using a Pacemaker | Mixmag
- Pacemaker - The pocket-size DJ system
- Exclusive video: Pacemaker unboxing | Beatportal
Mon Nov 10
- Music headphones can interfere with heart devices: A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them.
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