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Medtronic, Inc. announced results from a clinical trial that showed remote monitoring of implantable cardiac device patients with the company’s CareLink® Network with automatic Medtronic CareAlert® Notifications reduces healthcare utilization...

Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, The Netherlands, Denmark, USA and Illumina, Inc., report the discovery of single-letter variants (SNPs) in the sequence of the human genome associated with high risk of sick...

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG announced the European market launch of their new Renamic implantable cardiac device programmer. Renamic is the latest addition to BIOTRONIK’s new portfolio of external devices launched within only a few months. The...

Medtronic, Inc. announced the European launch of the Achieve™ Mapping Catheter, an intra-cardiac electrophysiology recording catheter that can be used to assess pulmonary vein isolation when treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The...

Doctors at Beaumont Hospital, Troy have performed Michigan's first minimally invasive robotic procedure to correct atrial fibrillation. The new robotic maze procedure is an alternative to open-heart surgery. It's performed through tiny,...

New retrospective sub-study of SCD-HeFT published in HeartRhythm shows no evidence that delayed ICD implantation post-MI improves outcomes for patients According to a retrospective sub-study of the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial...

Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation technology, is happy to announce the release of their new Transseptal Puncture Module for the ANGIO Mentor simulator. Due to the growing interest in...

Why are so many TV shows set in hospitals? Because they are the setting for some of the funniest and most theatrical situations. As some of the drama relates to life and death, healthcare professionals often count on humor to lift their...

PrepMD, a leading post graduate training and placement service in the medical device field, announced a scholarship opportunity for veterans and non-active service members. PrepMD is a six-month training program designed to prepare trainees...

The Carl H. and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital (The Lindner Research Center) is the first center worldwide to enroll patients in a new clinical study investigating the use of implanted...