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 ...

Heart defibrillator manufacturer Biotronik has announced the first implementation of their Lumax VR-T and Lumax DR-T ICDs. These are heart defibrillators that are installed in your body to jump-start ...

BOSTON – Newly unsealed court documents show Guidant Corp. drafted a letter warning doctors of a dangerous electrical malfunction in some of its devices designed to restore a normal heartbeat, but the ...

Implantable defibrillators can be a lifesaver for heart patients. Recently, thousands were recalled because some malfunctioned. A new defibrillator is on the market that alerts doctors of any problems ...

MAYWOOD, Ill., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved defibrillator signals the hospital via wireless satellite transmission if the patient's heart beats abnormally. Loyola ...

MAYWOOD, Ill.¾In a major advance for heart patients, Loyola University Health System is the first hospital in the U.S. to implant into a patient a new FDA-approved defibrillator which automatically ...

BRADENTON -- Since implanting his first subcutaneous defibrillator in a Manatee Memorial Hospital patient in late February, Dr. Joe Pace has seen his business pick up. So has the device's maker, ...

The doctor tending to Bishop Moore boys basketball coach Rob Graham said the coach likely would have fared better if a defibrillator could have resuscitated his heart sooner. “Early defibrillation ...