If you’re at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator — a small, battery-operated device that resides in your chest to detect abnormal heart rhythms — can deliver a ...

Proper Placement Of Defibrillators Key To Effective Use Date: July 29, 2009 Source: American Heart Association Summary: Placing automated external defibrillators in schools can save the lives of ...

The small size and abnormal anatomy of children born with heart defects often force doctors to place lifesaving defibrillators entirely outside the heart, rather than partly inside — a less-than-ideal ...

The OmniaSecure lead gained the first U.S. approval for placement in the heart’s left bundle branch area, to help activate ...

Medtronic announced today that it received FDA approval for an expanded indication for its OmniaSecure defibrillation lead.

A Johns Hopkins-led study of outcomes among 1,200 people with implanted defibrillators -- devices intended to prevent sudden cardiac death from abnormal heart rhythms -- shows that within a few years ...

Joshua Lupton, M.D., has no memory of his own cardiac arrest in 2016. He only knows that first responders resuscitated his heart with a shock from a defibrillator, ultimately leading to his complete ...

Evidence-based recommendations on subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator insertion for preventing sudden cardiac death. This involves placing a device under the skin of the chest, which ...

Medtronic snagged FDA approval for an expanded indication for its OmniaSecure defibrillation lead. Check out why this tiny ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto published a ranking of businesses they believe could move the needle to reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrest. Early and swift intervention with an ...

The small size and abnormal anatomy of children born with heart defects often force doctors to place lifesaving defibrillators entirely outside the heart, rather than partly inside — a less-than-ideal ...