The first case of laser pacemaker lead extraction in any government heart institution has been performed at the Department of Cardiology of the advanced cardiac institute of Ambedkar hospital in the ...

The Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing team at the Christian Medical College (CMC) here has successfully performed its first laser-assisted extraction of pacemaker leads [wires]. According to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new retrospective study examined the indications, complications and outcomes of 498 transvenous lead ...

February 5, 2010 (Washington, DC) — Transvenous extraction of implanted-device leads using a laser catheter is nearly always completed successfully and poses little risk of death or other major ...

The removal of all foreign material should be the goal in cases of infection, where the presence of retained material is the strongest correlate to reinfection. This should include all nonabsorbable ...

The increased use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices over recent years is associated with a higher rate of distinctive complications and, as a result, an increasing number of lead ...

It’s likely that someone you know has a pacemaker. An estimated 3 million Americans live with pacemakers, which send electronic pulses to help their hearts maintain a normal beat and rhythm. Since ...

A new revolving mechanical sheath system could provide another tool in the armamentarium for cardiac lead extraction. The Cook Medical Evolution mechanical dilator sheath set, designed for the removal ...

A new laser therapy saved a 72-year-old patient with infected pacemakers a potentially deadly condition that can lead to heart failure or even death, doctors from the Apollo Hospitals announced here ...

BOSTON — Cardiac pacemakers save countless lives by prompting balky hearts to beat regularly. It’s not a big deal to implant one: The device and its battery slide into a pocket made under the skin of ...

Typical balloon placement and pretreatment sites relative to pacing/defibrillation leads. Photo Credit: J Am Coll Cardiol EP. Central Illustration (adapted). Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq:SPNC) today announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan has approved product reimbursement to ...