Abbott is teaming up with AtaCor Medical to develop a next-generation implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) designed ...

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...

Dr. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'What Is A Defibrillator, How Is It Used — -- Question: What is a defibrillator and how is it used in the emergency room? Answer: A defibrillator is a ...

A defibrillator in "the defibrillator capital of the UK" has gone missing, prompting an urgent plea for its return. It was ...

A vest containing a defibrillator may be an option for some heart patients who can't use an implantable defibrillator -- the device that can shock the heart back to a proper rhythm if needed. That's ...

Kestra Medical Technologies (Nasdaq:KMTS) announced today that it entered into a strategic collaboration with Biobeat ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- People who have defibrillators implanted in their chests -- to kick-start their hearts when they go out of rhythm and stop pumping blood -- also have a wire or two that runs from ...

Dr. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'I Have A Defibrillator. Is Sex Safe?' — -- Question: I have a defibrillator. Is it safe for me to have sexual intercourse? Is there a danger of electric ...

Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse — even though that’s where most cardiac arrests occur ...

About 100,000 Americans per year are told they need a sophisticated electronic device implanted in their chest. The device, an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), delivers a shock when it ...