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Every second counts when performing cardiac arrest resuscitation

A new study has found the number of people who survive after suffering a cardiac arrest outside a hospital drops significantly if the pause between stopping CPR and using a defibrillator to administer an electric shock is longer than 20 seconds.

21 Jun 2011

Key heart failure therapies could prevent nearly 68,000 deaths each year

A national study has found that nearly 68,000 deaths potentially could be prevented each year by optimally implementing key national guideline-recommended therapies, including critical medications and cardiac devices, for all eligible heart failure patients.

7 Jun 2011

Spectranetics to showcase new advanced peripheral atherectomy simulation system at New Cardiovascular Horizons

Spectranetics Corporation today announced it will showcase a new advanced peripheral atherectomy simulation system at the New Cardiovascular Horizons meeting in New Orleans.

31 May 2011

Patients with mild heart failure more likely to benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation

Patients with dyssynchronous yet viable ventricles are most likely to benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy combined with defibrillation, concludes the latest analysis of the MADIT CRT trial.

23 May 2011

Cameron Health announces completion of $107 million equity financing round

Cameron Health, Inc., developer of the world's only completely subcutaneous implantable defibrillator, announced today that it has completed a $107 million equity financing round led by Alloy Ventures and Delphi Ventures.

18 May 2011

American Heart Association recognizes NIC as Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company

NIC, a leading provider of online government services, is one of only two Kansas City metro companies to be recognized as a Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association's Start! initiative for helping employees eat better and move more.

17 May 2011

Heart docs dismiss bias claims stemming from industry support of meeting

Doctors said the heart society meeting was an important opportunity to learn about new research in their field and see new products on the market. Unlike in many other areas of medicine, they said, electrophysiologists work hand-in-hand with device company representatives to program implantable defibrillators and diagnose problems.

11 May 2011

NYU Langone researchers present recent findings at The Heart Rhythm Society 32nd annual sessions

Cardiologists from the Cardiac & Vascular Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center presented new research at The Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions, May 4 -7 in San Francisco, California.

9 May 2011

Boston Scientific provides new warranty program for CRT-D device to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it is offering a new warranty program in the U.S. that covers its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices and leads in the event of chronic phrenic nerve stimulation.

6 May 2011

CAMH presents new Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing data at Heart Rhythm Society meeting

Cambridge Heart, Inc. a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, today announced that new data presented at the Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions in San Francisco confirm the diagnostic value of Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing in identifying patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

6 May 2011

Man with no pulse for 96 minutes makes complete recovery

By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He'd suffered a heart attack, and even though he was given continuous CPR and a series of shocks with a defibrillator, the man was without a pulse for 96 minutes.

6 May 2011

Cameron Health completes enrollment in subcutaneous implantable defibrillator pivotal study

Cameron Health, Inc. announced today that it has completed enrollment in its pivotal FDA clinical study of the S-ICD System, the world's only completely subcutaneous implantable defibrillator.

5 May 2011

First implantation of WiCS wireless cardiac pacing system performed in Germany

EBR Systems, Inc., a privately held clinical stage company, announced today the first human implants of the WiCS Wireless Cardiac Stimulation System.

3 May 2011

WAST NHS to equip its frontline ambulances with ZOLL E Series EMS monitor/defibrillator

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS is equipping its frontline ambulances with the ZOLL E Series EMS monitor/defibrillator.

30 Apr 2011

ZOLL Medical second quarter revenues increase 14% to $122.5 million

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 increased 14% to $122.5 million, compared to revenues in the second quarter of last year of $107.1 million.

28 Apr 2011

FDA approves BIOTRONIK's new Estella and Effecta pacemakers

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices and pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies, today announced FDA approval of the new Estella and Effecta pacemakers, as well as advanced new features and technologies for the Evia pacemaker family.

28 Apr 2011

Cardiac Science receives European contract for automated external defibrillator

The wholly-owned subsidiary of Opto Circuits Ltd., Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, has been awarded a contract to deploy 650 Powerheart AEDs in Girona, Spain, home to 700,000 Catalonians.

27 Apr 2011

Defibrillator News and Research

Latest Defibrillator News and Research

Every second counts when performing cardiac arrest resuscitation

Key heart failure therapies could prevent nearly 68,000 deaths each year

Spectranetics to showcase new advanced peripheral atherectomy simulation system at New Cardiovascular Horizons

Patients with mild heart failure more likely to benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation

Cameron Health announces completion of $107 million equity financing round

American Heart Association recognizes NIC as Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company

Heart docs dismiss bias claims stemming from industry support of meeting

NYU Langone researchers present recent findings at The Heart Rhythm Society 32nd annual sessions

Boston Scientific provides new warranty program for CRT-D device to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation

CAMH presents new Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing data at Heart Rhythm Society meeting

Man with no pulse for 96 minutes makes complete recovery

Cameron Health completes enrollment in subcutaneous implantable defibrillator pivotal study

First implantation of WiCS wireless cardiac pacing system performed in Germany

WAST NHS to equip its frontline ambulances with ZOLL E Series EMS monitor/defibrillator

ZOLL Medical second quarter revenues increase 14% to $122.5 million

FDA approves BIOTRONIK's new Estella and Effecta pacemakers

Cardiac Science receives European contract for automated external defibrillator

Spectranetics revenue increases 5% to $30.4 million for first quarter 2011

Canada Prime Minister announces $10 million fund for defibrillators and related training

Experts question hospital's heart device data claims

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