A pub in Derby where a football fan died of a heart attack has already smashed its fundraising to install a defibrillator. A ...

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

Dr. Jeremy Ruskin answers the question: 'Fainting And Defibrillators?' — -- Question: Do all patients who faint need a pacemaker or defibrillator? Answer :Fainting is a very common medical ...

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 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 ...

Ray J's doctors are giving him every drug under the sun in an attempt to prolong his life ... prescribing eight different ...

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 ...

The owners of a bar have launched a campaign to install more defibrillators in memory of a family member who died from a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A wearable automatic defibrillator may be an alternative to an implantable cardiac defibrillator for a small group of patients, say researchers. There are few large, randomized and controlled clinical ...

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 ...