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Gentle defibrillation for the heart

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team has thus paved the way for an efficient and direct treatment for cardiac arrhythmias. This may be an alternative for the strong and painful electrical shocks currently used.

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Appropriate use of wearable defibrillators with multiparametric evaluation to avoid unnecessary defibrillator implantation

Open Heart

Introduction Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCD) have emerged as a valuable tool in the management of patients at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias. These devices offer a non-invasive and temporary solution, providing continuous monitoring and the potential for prompt defibrillation when needed.

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Injectable hydrogel electrodes open door to a novel painless treatment regimen for arrhythmia

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Biomedical engineers set the foundation for a ground-breaking treatment regimen for treating ventricular arrhythmia. Such innovation in painless defibrillation and preventing arrhythmia could revolutionize cardiac rhythm management. The study demonstrates the design and feasibility of a new hydrogel-based pacing modality.

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Why is an Implantable Defibrillator NOT Useful Soon After Myocardial Infarction?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Here is the transcript of the video: Implantable defibrillator is an important life saving device. It can automatically detect life threatening ventricular arrhythmias and treat them, either with a shock or, sometimes by overdrive pacing. These are high voltage, defibrillator shock coils. So, this is how an ICD works.

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The impact of supraventricular arrhythmias on the outcomes of guideline?compliant implantable cardioverter defibrillator programming

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

The impact of supraventricular arrhythmias on the outcomes of guideline-compliance implantable cardioverter defibrillators programming. A greater magnitude of reduced ICD therapy was found in those with supraventricular arrhythmias.

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Left Bundle Branch Pacing lead for sensing ventricular arrhythmias in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: A Pilot Study (LBBP-ICD study)

HeartRhythm

As it provides stable R-wave sensing, LBBP has been recently utilized to provide sensing of ventricular arrhythmia in patients receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillator(ICD) with CRT

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Associated with Ventricular Arrhythmias and Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillators

HeartRhythm

Less is known about the relationship between NAFLD, ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), and cardiovascular events. Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at risk for cardiovascular diseases.