Heart Device Recall Poses a Quandary for Patients
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Learning through tests that oneâs defibrillator has a faulty lead can create agonizing decisions for patients and doctors.
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CALGARY - Millions of Canadians who purchase home blood-pressure monitoring devices without being effectively instructed in proper use may be endangering their heart health, according to a study to be presented yesterday at the Canadian Cardiovascular
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My office telephone has been ringing with patients who have heard about former President Bill Clinton's surgery this month and wonder if they might need cardiac bypass themselves. What I tell them is that careful screening for heart disease is essential, but the bypass operation, which involves sawing open the chest, is a 40-year-old procedure that is usually unnecessary.
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By Christopher Snowbeck, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Dec. 16--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for a third time socked a local company's plan to market a "heart sock" device for the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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With the stunning recall of a popular pain medication last week and the impact it had on patients, the stock market and its manufacturer, it may be worthwhile to review how drugs get to market and how safety data are gathered.
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Report gives mixed reviews on the use of implanted radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology to keep track of medical patients.
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Federal advisers heard conflicting data today about the safety of new drug-oozing stents used to keep clogged arteries open as the experts struggled to advise government regulators about whether the risks of the devices outweigh their benefits for millions of patients.
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The three recalls of Boston Scientific Corp. cardiac stents since July 2 affected many more units than the company has previously disclosed, raising concerns among stock analysts about future inventory levels.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - The Food and Drug Administration should consider telling patients and doctors that the use of drug-coated heart stents in unapproved, high-risk cases can lead to greater complications, a panel of medical experts said on Friday.
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Dr. Robert Jarvikâs newest heart device, the Jarvik 2000, holds the distinction of keeping a patient alive the longest. But it is facing competition.
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A serious software problem with two models of automatic external defibrillators has led their manufacturer to recall thousands of the devices distributed worldwide.
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At issue is whether makers of medical equipment approved by the federal government may be sued under state law by patients injured by those devices.
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Dog owners are being urged to check with their veterinarians about a heartworm medication that has been recalled. Proheart 6 is a twice-a-year, time-released heartworm medication that has been used to treat millions of animals.
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NEW YORK - The recall of Vioxx and the news that Celebrex likewise doubled or tripled the risk of heart attack in a long-term study were bad enough.
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Company recalls 42,000 defibrillators GUILFORD, Conn., March 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. firm has started a voluntary worldwide recall of approximately 42,000 semi-automatic external defibrillators because of a faulty self-test system.
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One of the nation's leading   cardiologists is calling for a sweeping study that evaluates   the risks of potentially fatal blood clots related to widely   used heart devices that treat blocked heart arteries.
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Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday will consider the risks of drug-coated stents in patients with medical complications who are not approved for the artery-opening heart devices.