“It’s just a generator changeâ€
Cardiac devices are battery powered. Like your TV remote, they require change–every 5-10 years or so. No worries…”it’s just a generator change” is a phrase one hears frequently in the cath lab. They...
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A new ‘message’ on expensive medical devices: The ICD as an example
Nearly six months have passed since “emergency†meetings were called. Gosh, if I had a dollar for every emergency meeting. Itâ€s amazing how looking back at these crises makes our angst seem silly....
View ArticleTwo messages taught by recent cardiac device recalls
Cardiac devices were in the news today. And you guessed it; the reports centered on problems. In this case the story includes dramatic visuals. The St Jude defibrillator wire, Riata, a commonly-used...
View ArticleICD recalls, Social Media and Preventing Heart Disease
I can’t possible write two posts tonight. Therefore, please consider this Cycling Wed post a mosaic. (I like that word, don’t you? Give me a break smarties.) Seriously… Today, my friend and fellow...
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New developments in St Jude Medical’s Riata lead failure
There is a big story out today in the small world of electrophysiology. I’ll try to give it a non-technical wide-angle view. My friend and fellow real world doctor, Dr. Jay Schloss from Cincinnati is...
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