Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators Health information topics about Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pacemaker, Artificial National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=artificial+pacemaker&recruiti... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Defibrillators, Implantable National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=defibrillator&recruiting=true... Organizations 1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 2. Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/ 3. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 Overviews 1. Cardiac Pacemaker (Implanted) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/cardiacpacemakerim... 2. Pacemakers: Generating Regular Heartbeats Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01165 3. Pacemakers UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=hrt_dis/9666 4. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/procedures/icd.h... 5. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/icd.html 6. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Controlli Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00003 7. Pacemakers American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=24 Related Issues 1. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/aed.html 2. Vice-President Richard Cheney Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/patient_stories/r_cheney.asp 3. Pacemakers and Exercise Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00250 4. Pacemakers and Defibrillators: Frequently Asked Qu Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/internalmedicine/faq/pacemakers.html 5. Biventricular Pacemaker: What Are the Risks? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00262 6. Cardiac Pacemakers from the Patient's Perspec American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/105/18/2136.pdf 7. Managing Your Pacemaker American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=32 8. Common Questions about ICDs Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/treatments/cardiac_defibrillators/commo... 9. FDA Clears Over-the-Counter Sale of Automatic Exte Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01314.html 10. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: Patient Pe American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/105/9/1022.pdf Research 1. "Pacing" Heart Can Restore Rhyth American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3025703 2. Clinical and Economic Implications of Following MA American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/8/I-39 3. NHLBI Study Finds Implanted Defibrillator Reduces National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/nhlbi-08.htm 4. Who Benefits from Implantable Heart Defibrillators American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/138/6/I-40 5. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and End-of American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/11/I-38   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.