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 ...

The Springfield Fire Department is enhancing its life-saving efforts with the installation of the newest FDA-approved cardiac ...

"You guys all really just came together in a really cool way. You saved that guy’s life," comedian Drew Lynch said on stage after the crowd helped a man who collapsed mid-show.

The new defibrillator, made by Boston Scientific, doesn't require the leads. Instead, it sits just under the skin on the left side of a patient's rib cage near the armpit, and the lead is threaded ...

On Sept. 10, every Canyon Crest Academy student was trained in life-saving CPR and how to use an AED (automated external ...

A heart attack involves a sudden blockage of blood flow to the heart, while heart failure is a gradual condition where the ...

HEART attacks may not just be caused by cholesterol, poor diet, smoking, and high blood pressure, say scientists. For the ...

In the most deprived areas of England and Scotland, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is on average a round trip of 1.8 km away — over a mile — according to a pioneering study supported by the ...

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to a local convenience store near its recently ...

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are disruptive. They can be particularly bad for cardiovascular health. Here's why.

Jennifer Johnson called 911 early one morning when her husband of 50 years, Steven Johnson, was struggling to get up.