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6/19/2006 6:58:00 PM | Pacemaker that can predict heart failure 
=(0) A new generation of pacemakers is being developed that can detect fluid retention and transmit information about a patient's heart to remote locations. It can warn a patient if trouble is looming, before symptoms develop, with the idea of reducing the need for hospitalization. One such device, the Medtronic Concerto, has recently been app...
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5/15/2006 12:51:00 PM | Medtronic outlines its initiatives on pacemaker guides =(0) Medtronic, a medical device maker, has outlined improvements it is implementing to adhere to the guidelines recently recommended by the Heart Rhythm Society: It is expanding its panels that study performance trends and quality control; it is creating a patient advisory panel to improve communication with patients; it will work to pool data fro...
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3/17/2006 9:40:00 AM | Medtronic expands pacemaker labeling =(0) Medtronic, Inc. makers of medical devices like pacemakers and defibrillators has received FDA approval to expand the use of their pacemakers. The approved new labeling of the devices will allow doctors to prescribe them to a larger group of patients. No details were released as to the new applications of the Medtronic pacemakers. Medtronic has been...
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3/14/2006 9:08:00 AM | Deaths no higher with recalled heart devices: study =(0) A study has revealed that patients implanted with recalled heart devices do not have higher fatality rates than those patients who use products equipped with no safety warnings. Prominent defibrillator and pacemaker manufacturer Guidant Corp., has been issued numerous recalls and safety warnings over the past few years for their devices. While som...
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