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American College of Cardiology

Author: American College of Cardiology

The ACC is a nonprofit professional medical society and teaching institution with 22,500 members. Founded in 1949, the College is dedicated to fostering optimal cardiovascular care and disease prevention through professional education, promotion of resear...

American Heart Association National Center

Author: American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is made up of over 4 million volunteers in all 50 states; Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico all working to fight the nation's No. 1 killer, cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Arrhythmia Technologies Institute

Author: ATI

Welcome to the Arrhythmia Technologies Institute homepage. We are the world's only formal educational facility designed to train associated professionals in the rapidly advancing field of arrhythmias, and cardiac device technology and therapy. Please revi...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page

Author: CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

European Society of Cardiology

Author: ESC

Created in 1950, the European Society of Cardiology is a scientific, non-profit-making association. The ESC has as its purpose, to bring together in association the Societies of Cardiology of all European nations, the Working Groups on the subject of comm...

Food and Drug Administration Home Page

Author: FDA

Welcome to Internet FDA. Your Electronic Source of Information about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Health Industry Manufacturers Association

Author: HIMA

The Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association and the largest medical technology association in the world. HIMA represents more than 700 manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products, and medica...

ICD Support Groups

Author: Delos Johnson

Summary of ICD support groups around the country.

Medical College of Virginia and McGuire Veteran's Affairs Medical Center

Author: Henry Clemo

Our services include pacemaker and defibrillator insertion and followup, invasive electrophysiology studies, radiofrequency ablation for supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias, transvenous lead extractions, and various investigational trials.

Medical Device Manufacturers Association

Author: MDMA

The Medical Device Manufacturers Association is a national trade association based in Washington, D.C. that represents 130 independent manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products and health care information systems. The MDMA seeks to improve the...

NASPE Home Page

Author: NASPE

The North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology is a professional organization of physicians, scientists, and allied professionals expert in the study and the management of cardiac rhythm disorders. It is dedicated to excellence in patien...

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Author: NHLBI

Welcome to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the Federal Government's National Institutes of Health. We are pleased to provide you with information about our research and educational activities.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Home Page

Author: NIH

Begun as a one-room Laboratory of Hygiene in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the Federal focal point for biomedical research in the U.S.

The EWGCP Pages

Author: Tony Rickards/RBH

The European Working Group on Cardiac Pacing was formed in 1976 by a group of physicians in Europe who were interested in promoting education in the use of Cardiac Pacemakers. The leading light of the group was Bert Thalen, one of the pioneers of cardiac ...

The Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation

Author: G. Michael Vincent, M.D.

Our principal focus is the inherited Long QT syndrome (LQTS), but we are actively engaged in assisting anyone who is concerned about sudden death or syncope (loss of consciousness) in the young. We are committed to health professional and lay public educa...

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Author: USPTO

For over 200 years, the basic role of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has remained the same to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writing...

University of Arizona Foundation: The Andy Stoppelman Fund for Research in Right...

Author: Frank I. Marcus, M.D.

Right Ventricular Dysplasia, or ARVD, can steal a life suddenly. In ARVD, normal heart tissue is replaced by fatty material shown in the photograph below. ARVD causes irregular heartbeats and eventually can lead to sudden cardiac death. A familial genetic...