High-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications with a type of device implanted under the skin, a Canadian study has found. Traditional ...

Defibrillators are being used in just one in 10 cardiac arrests where the lifesaving devices are available, according to new research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in ...

CHICAGO (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 doctors, ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds. "Our research shows that every minute of ...

High-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications with a type of device implanted under the skin, a Canadian study has found. Traditional ...

Within moments of his on-field cardiac arrest on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was receiving CPR and medical personnel were called in to restart his heart. That rapid response is credited ...

The ambulance service says accurate information helps emergency call takers direct people to the nearest available device An ...

The Janesville Fire Department has installed three publicly accessible AED cabinets, part of an initiative to boost awareness ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A jolt from an implanted defibrillator is a very bad sign -- heart failure patients are about six times more likely to die after they receive their first life-saving shock, ...

DANISH football star Christian Eriksen collapsed midway through a friendly with Ukraine, clutching his chest and falling to the turf before cameras panned away. Players huddled around the 34-year-old, ...

South Central Ambulance Service urges people to check any publicly accessible defibrillators.