Pacemaker

Assessing moderately accelerated, personalized backup heart rates vs. normal setting of 60 bpm in HFpEF with preexisting pacemaker.

ATLANTA — Compared with conventional physical therapy, physical therapy enhanced with a shoulder pacemaker yielded improved clinical outcomes for patients with functional posterior shoulder instability, according to presented results.

Left and right bundle branch blocks are associated with increased rates of pacemaker implantation after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, with right bundle branch being a much stronger predictor, data show.

In patients who did not require permanent pacemaker implantation during hospitalization for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, the readmission rate for a permanent pacemaker implant was similar with early vs. late discharge, data show.

Fasting up to 1 hour before a cardiac implantable electronic device procedure was more beneficial than fasting up to six hours before, in terms of well-being and safety, according to study results published in Europace.

Xcardia Innovation Ltd., following the February FDA 510(k) clearance of its device for cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator lead extraction, announced the first-in-human use of the new device.

Abbott announced that the FDA has approved its Aveir VR single-chamber leadless pacemaker for the treatment of bradycardia, according to a company press release.

WASHINGTON — Contrary to guideline recommendations, most patients with infections related to implantable cardiac devices do not get their devices explanted, despite extraction leading to better outcomes, researchers reported.

The first pacemaker implantation was performed in 1958, and the technology has undergone many advances since then, the latest being a dual-chamber leadless system.

Strong magnets in newer portable electronic devices like the Apple AirPods Pro charging case or Microsoft Surface Pen can interfere with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, researchers reported.