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

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

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 ...

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 ...

HEART attacks may not just be caused by cholesterol, poor diet, smoking, and high blood pressure, say scientists. For the first time, researchers have demonstrated how heart attacks may be an ...

Lafayette, La.-based Cardiology Specialists of Acadiana has opened a 10,000-square-foot outpatient heart and vascular surgery center. The ASC offers diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, peripheral ...

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

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