Cardiac electrophysiology (EP) is a relatively young field. The first surgical ablation of an accessory pathway and the first ...

Vascular occlusion is common following transvenous device implantation, but the rate of obstruction is comparable to that seen in adults. Epicardial pacemaker and defibrillator systems are ...

In this prospective study, the use of a leadless pacemaker that received wireless communication from a subcutaneous ...

They discovered far less energy is needed than is currently used in state-of-the-art defibrillation techniques. "The results were not at all what we expected. We learned the mechanism for ultra ...

On the other hand, atrial fibrillation (AF), while not immediately fatal, significantly increases the risk of strokes, heart failure, and dementia. Globally, AF is a growing epidemic.A 2010 study ...

The Aurora Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV-ICD), a first ... the risk of long-term complications we see with transvenous leads, such as blood infections.