Guest Post: Case Report Of Durata Lead Failure Raises Fresh Concerns

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author,  Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Case Report Of Durata Lead Failure Raises Fresh Concerns by Edward J. Schloss, MD  A case report of a failed St. Jude Medical Durata…

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FDA Releases St. Jude Warning Letter

The FDA on Tuesday released the full text of a warning letter sent last week to St. Jude Medical. The company had previously disclosed the existence of the letter in an SEC filing but did not make clear the full extent of the FDA warning. The letter from the FDA is the latest in a series of…

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Guest Post: New Questions Raised About Latest Generation St. Jude ICD Leads

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author,  Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH.  New Questions About Latest Generation ICD Leads From St. Jude by Edward J. Schloss A highly anticipated study analyzing failures of St. Jude Durata…

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Guest Post: FDA Calls For X-Ray Screening Of Riata Leads And Additional Followup Studies

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author,  Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. St. Jude’s troubled implantable defibrillator leads came under a fresh layer of scrutiny today with new FDA imaging recommendations and post-market study requirements. …

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Single Case Report Casts New Doubts About St. Jude Durata ICD Leads

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author,  Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. As if on cue, just as the train pulled into the Nice-Ville station for this week’s Cardiostim 2012 meeting on the French Riviera, my…

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Robert Hauser, ICD Watchdog, Offers Viewpoint On Riata Controversy At HRS

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author,  Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Robert Hauser, ICD Watchdog, Offers Viewpoint On Riata Controversy At HRS by Edward J Schloss MD The St. Jude Riata ICD lead controversy took…

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Guest Post: Shedding Light On Riata At The Heart Rhythm Society Meeting

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author,  Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Shedding Light On Riata At The Heart Rhythm Society Meeting by Edward J Schloss MD This morning in Boston, HRS 2012 sessions began with…

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Guest Post: After an Unprecedented Request for a Retraction, A Close Look at the Data

Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author,  Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. After an Unprecedented Request for a Retraction, A Close Look at the Data by Edward J Schloss MD Last week, St. Jude Medical took…

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