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 ...

Every year, an estimated 23,000 kids in the U.S. suffer a cardiac arrest, but a nonprofit is working to change that through ...

New trial results that could double the patients who are eligible to use heart defibrillators had shares in the health-care companies that make the devices racing on Wednesday. Guidant Corp. said a ...

CHICAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - Heart patients who get a defibrillator from doctors who specialize in the heart's electrical system fare better than those whose devices are implanted by other types of ...

A new external defibrillator that is worn like a vest is helping to save the lives of heart disease sufferers, according to a Raleigh doctor who recommends it to many patients. A new external ...

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- You can shop over the Internet, pay bills, score a date for Saturday night and have your heart defibrillator checked there, too. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a ...

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