In 2010, Dick Cheney received an LVAD device ahead of a heart transplant, which resulted in him possibly living with no pulse ...

According into American Heart Association, about 436,000 people in the U.S. die from cardiac arrest. Only about 40% get the ...

Having an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in a private home does appear to increase the likelihood of survival in ...

Following the second opinion incident that I discussed in part one of this column last week, I want to make it clear that I was not upset with the local hospital, and I did not at that time make any ...

Mayor Thomas Schoenbein returned to work Friday after suffering from a “serious medical emergency” on Aug. 4 at Paseadena City Hall. Schoenbein, who was elected mayor in June after eight years on the ...

An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses. Black died at 10:43 ...

Tennessee is gearing up for an execution on Tuesday that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest. Gov. Bill Lee declined ...

FILE – This undated booking photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Byron Black. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File) Want to see more of NewsNation? Get 24/7 ...

(NewsNation) — A Tennessee inmate is scheduled to be put to death next week despite his intellectual disability and concerns over how his heart defibrillator could prolong the execution. The execution ...

Basil Chryssos knows a little bit about heart health as a practicing cardiologist in Carson City, Nevada. In addition to his medical education and clinical experience, he also had a personal history ...