UNTOUCHED Trial Shows Low Complication Rate With Boston Scientific’s Emblem S-ICD

Procedural outcome data of the UNTOUCHED trial of the Emblem subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator show low perioperative complication rates and high conversion efficacy of induced ventricular fibrillation in a high-risk patient population.

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Results of the UNTOUCHED trial of Boston Scientific Corp.’s Emblem subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) showed complication and...

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