Defibrillators and pacemakers help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. Defibrillators deliver a shock if the heart goes into arrhythmia. Pacemakers use electrical impulses to keep the heart from ...

A novel bipolar conduction system pacing implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead demonstrated short-term safety and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A teenage athlete was taken to the hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest Monday evening during a track meet at Huntley ...

Carol Wood said if a woman was having a cardiac arrest, she would rather be resuscitated than left Female manikins are being used during CPR lessons to dispel myths and taboos about giving women ...

Defibrillators are used when a person is in cardiac arrest to restore a normal heartbeat, but would you know what to do if an alarming incident occurs? According to the British Heart Foundation, there ...