A first in Canada: CHUS implants most recent generation of cardiac defibrillator

Dr Jean François Roux, Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) implanted the newest cardiac resynchronization defibrillator technology, the Lumax 540 HF-T, from BIOTRONIK (Berlin, Germany). A 59-year-old patient has been the first in Canada to be implanted with this new cardiac device. In fact, another implant of this device series is planned in the next few days. This latest defibrillator technology presents several advantages, allowing for enhanced heart failure therapy through most advanced therapy features and improved programming options