A lifesaving shock from an implanted heart defibrillator provides relief that a crisis was avoided, but new research suggests it can also be a sign that more trouble is ahead. A study found that heart ...

There have been several cases involving young athletes whose hearts suddenly stop beating while playing sports. Many of those cases involve a specific heart condition that puts young people at risk of ...

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Are There Defibrillators Without Leads?' — -- Question: I have heard that some defibrillators may not need leads to be placed in the heart. Is this true, ...

Team sports can bring local communities and countries together and give opportunity to put aside our differences as we root for our favored teams. For those of us who are parents of an athlete, we ...

A medical breakthrough out of UVA Health as a team performs the first-of-its kind implantable heart defibrillator in Virginia. This is for patients who are at high risk of cardiac arrest or heart ...

High-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications with a type of device implanted under the skin, a Canadian study has found. Traditional ...

CHICAGO - One in five heart defibrillators may be implanted for questionable reasons without solid evidence that the devices will help, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis. Implanted ...

INDIANAPOLIS – A company under fire for not telling heart patients about a problem with its implanted defibrillators (search) said Friday that 50,000 of the devices could be flawed and offered to ...

The town has installed its first publicly accessible, outdoor automated external defibrillator (AED) at Living Memorial Park, ...

A defibrillator has been installed at a cemetery near Hull meaning more than 100 life-saving kits are now available to the ...

During the testing phase, the research team was able to make one Medtronic device release sensitive patient information off its computer chip, and got it to fire improperly and run its battery down ...

London is to get 200 new life-saving devices for the capital's "defibrillator deserts". Currently there are 84 neighbourhoods ...