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CHICAGO, IL — Dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are more costly and demanding to implant than single-chamber devices and, it turns out, for primary prevention in patients ...

Patients receiving an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death with no indication for pacing are better off with a single-chamber than a dual-chamber ...

More expensive pacemakers that “pace” the heart’s upper and lower chambers are worth the extra cost because they can reduce the risk of hospitalization and disability in patients with heart disease, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first pacemaker implantation was performed in 1958, and the technology has undergone many advances since ...