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Safety Alerts
Abbott Advisory: Battery Performance and Firmware Update – April 2018
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Medical Device Safety Communication announcing a firmware update that addresses 2 previously reported safety concerns.
April 18, 2018
Clinical Guidelines
Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease: A Position Paper on Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease
This position statement summarizes knowledge and provides recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in patients with congenital heart defects (CHD), because, in many cases,…
March 20, 2018
Safety Alerts
Medtronic Extends Voluntary Recall to Include 752 ICDs and CRT-D Units Due to Lack of Electrical Shock Delivery
On March 16, 2018, Medtronic announced a voluntary recall affecting 752 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs).
March 19, 2018
Clinical Guidelines
2018 EHRA/HRS/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus on Arrhythmias and Cognitive Function
The document is intended to describe the impact of different types of arrhythmias on cognitive function, to highlight possible risk markers for cognitive decline, and…
March 18, 2018
Clinical Guidelines
2018 EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on Lead Extraction: Recommendations on Definitions, Endpoints, Research Trial Design, and Data Collection Requirements for Clinical Scientific Studies and Registries: Endorsed by APHRS/HRS/LAHRS
This expert consensus statement provides recommendations for designing scientific studies, reports, and registries relating to lead extraction
March 16, 2018
Guidelines & Protocols
CMS Releases Updated Medicare Policy on ICDs (2018)
February 21, 2018 – On February 15, 2018, the Centers for Medicare…
February 21, 2018
Clinical Guidelines
Antiarrhythmic Drugs—Clinical Use and Clinical Decision Making: A Consensus Document from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology
The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology convened a Task Force, with representation from…
February 9, 2018
Comment Letter
HRS Submits Comments on MRI Medicare Coverage Policy
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), and the American College of Radiology (ACR) submitted…
February 2, 2018
Guidelines & Protocols
2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
December 22, 2017 – HRS submitted comments in response to the 2018…
December 22, 2017
Comment Letter
Key Aspects of the Updated ICD Coverage Policy
February 15, 2018