Winston received an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the Medtronic Aurora EV-ICD, to prevent future life-threatening episodes. "It monitors my heart, and if it sees an arrhythmia ...

Twenty ICDs that had never previously been exposed to radiation were used for this study. Devices were provided by Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN, USA; 10 devices), St. Jude (Sylmar, CA, USA ...

Consistent oversensing of spontaneous P waves often requires lead revision. One amelioration strategy is to force atrial pacing using DDDR or Dynamic Overdrive ™ modes. This shortens the ...