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Author(s): Katrina Mountfort , Reinoud Knops , Johannes Sperzel , et al Added: 3 years ago
Based on Presentations at Nanostim Sponsored Symposium Held at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2 September 2013 In 1958, the world’s first patient was implanted with a pacemaker. It brought numerous benefits, the most important of which was increased survival. Since then, pacemaker technology has evolved with the development of improved device… View more
Author(s): Jonathan Behar , Paul Roberts , Mikael El Chami Added: 1 year ago
In this episode of Arrhythmia Academy's Journal Club, Dr Jonathan Behar (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK) sits down with Dr Mikael El Chami (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, US) and Dr Paul Roberts (University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK) to discuss recent developments in leadless pacing in 2022. View more
Author(s): Jonathan Piccini Added: 2 years ago
Dr Jonathan Piccini (Duke University School of Medicine, US) shares the 2-year findings of the Micra CED study. Micra CED study is assessed a Medicare beneficiary population implanted with single-chamber ventricular pacemakers (Medtronic Micra devices). Discussion Points Leadless pacing technology Study design and patient population Key findings Take-home messages for clinicians Next steps … View more
Start date: Dec 09, 2020 End date: Dec 11, 2020
Rhythm Interventions Online (RIO) A new innovative virtual event that will bring together a leading international faculty to create a rich, interactive experience to best inform the global electrophysiology community of the latest developments and advances in clinical practice. Led by Course Director, Prof Richard Schilling, Barts Heart Centre, London, and delivered through a crafted… View more
Author(s): Kathy L Lee Added: 3 years ago
All pacing leads are associated with complications such as infection, fracture, failure and dislodgement. Lead extraction is a high-risk procedure. With new device systems that often require implantation of multiple leads and with patients living longer, the incidence of lead complications is becoming compounded over time.1 Therefore, there is a strong demand to develop a pacing system that… View more
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Director
ProfJohannes Sperzel works atKerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, DE. ProfSperzel has many publications in peer-reviewed, international high-ranked journals, covering topics such as pacemakers,leadless pacing and wearable cardioverter defibrillators. View more
Job title: Head, Department of Cardiology
Prof Steinwender was educated at the Medical University of Vienna and since 2013 is Head of the Department of Cardiology at the Kepler University Hospital in Linz, Austria. His main scientific focus is on device therapy and ablation of arrhythmias. He has been and is involved in several clinical trials on leadless pacing, like the Micra TPS or MARVEL 2 studies. View more