Relatively weak magnets in consumer products have always posed some risk, usually very low, to the function of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). However, stronger, ...

Pacemakers do not result in lower survival than implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) devices in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for heart failure, a large health claims ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Christian Eriksen's soccer career could be saved by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD, a small battery-powered device to regulate his heartbeat following a ...

Risk of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection and resulting mortality hinged on the timing and extent of infection, which may ultimately come down to the type of procedure that the ...

Over the last weekend, Chicago played host to the 2026 edition of the Heart Rhythm Society's annual conference (HRS 2026).

Cybersecurity firm WhiteScope says it has identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the device ecosystems for pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) across four major vendors.

On Jan. 2, 2021, researchers published a paper investigating the possibility that the iPhone 12's magnetic field could affect the function of a medical device known as an Implantable Cardioverter ...

If you have had a pacemaker or an ICD fitted you may already be aware that you need to be wary of certain things when choosing new electronics – other than the obvious how good the camera is and ...

Christian Eriksen's soccer career could be saved by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD, a small battery-powered device to regulate his heartbeat following a cardiac arrest suffered on ...