Explaining how defibrillators work to restart a human heart using electric currents. Arkansas to become first state to cut ties with PBS: 'Not feasible' Man’s realization about "High School Musical" ...

According to a large US cohort study, the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in private homes was associated with a 26% increase in survival in patients with cardiac arrest with shockable ...

The FDA has issued a safety alert for several models of Boston Scientific’s Endotak Reliance defibrillation leads after identifying a serious defect linked to 16 deaths and 386 injuries. The leads, ...

The FDA has updated its alert regarding Boston Scientific’s call for providers to check the connections of their patients’ implanted defibrillators, where calcification growth over time can prevent ...

Former President Bill Clinton is facing questions about his health after he was spotted in the Hamptons with what appeared to be a portable defibrillator. Photographs show someone accompanying the ...

Among recipients of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators, the omission of defibrillation testing (DT) was not associated with significant differences in mortality, or in the rates of ...

Medtronic plc received U.S. FDA approval for its Omniasecure defibrillation lead for placement in the right ventricle to treat arrhythmias. Medtronic said the lead is the smallest made at 4.7 French ...

A man who climbed Mount Everest to install a defibrillator there says the device wound up saving a woman’s life just three weeks afterward. David Sullivan, 62, made the journey to the Himalayas to ...

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After securing approvals in the U.K. and Europe early last year, Element Science has now claimed a green light from the FDA for its wearable defibrillator patch, offering a non-invasive option for ...

Credit: Element Sciences. The system uses a proprietary algorithm to detect and classify shockable arrhythmias. The Jewel Patch-WCD is designed to be worn continuously for up to a week at a time ...