Health knowledge made personal
Members related to defibrillators complications
Articles
? Here’s 3 recalls on defibrillators in the last 6 months.
The built in batteries of the devices... of these transvenous leads within the patient’s heart are associated with a significant proportion of the complications...
cardioverter defibrillator is a new treatment option for sudden cardiac arrest that offers patients advanced... defibrillator. Unlike an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the LifeVest is worn outside the body...
more complicated. Many have had the cables removed/replaced, but it is not a simple process. It is almost easier... is one thing. Removing it from the bodies of thousands of patients is a lot more complicated... 
Another Manufacturer Warns of Defibrillator Problems
St. Jude Medical Inc. is warning doctors and patients that some of its older implantable defibrillators may suddenly lose power if exposed...
with defibrillators, both in your head and for your heart? BD
Headphones for MP3 players placed within an inch of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) may interfere with these devices, according...
to strengthen automated external defibrillators, or AEDs. They are the lifesaving devices used to treat sudden cardiac arrest. The FDA plan, dubbed the "External Defibrillator Improvement Initiative", aims to improve...
(FDA) approval of the Protecta™ portfolio of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-Ds). The new family of implantable defibrillators features SmartShock... 
Cardiac defibrillator implants -- small, internal versions of the paddles that emergency rooms use to shock patients' malfunctioning hearts -- are saving many lives. But in some cases they also are making... 
We Recommend
Pictures
WellpediaComplications
...
Iron deficiency anemia rarely causes any serious or long-term complications. However, some people with iron deficiency anemia ... » Read on Complications
... B12 or folate deficiency can be easily and effectively treated, complications are relatively rare. However, in some cases, a def ... » Read on
|
Communities 
