The goal of the trial was to evaluate the effect of lipid-lowering therapy with atorvastatin compared with placebo among patients with coronary artery disease and internal cardioverter defibrillator ...

LANSING — A new type of heart defibrillator was implanted for the first time in Michigan during a December procedure at E.W. Sparrow Hospital. The device is able to give a more normal life to people ...

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Are There Defibrillators Without Leads?' — -- Question: I have heard that some defibrillators may not need leads to be placed in the heart. Is this true, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel defibrillation lead beat safety and efficacy goals in a pivotal trial. The goal of physicians is for the ...

Implanting a defibrillator just weeks after a heart attack does not improve a patient's chances of survival, according to an international study. The researchers suggested instead that patients wait ...

Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team has thus paved the way for an efficient and ...

The maker of an internal heart defibrillator is acknowledging it waited three years before telling some 24,000 patients and their doctors about an electrical problem that caused a small fraction of ...

This manuscript analyzes the prognostic implications of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shocks in high-risk patients with heart failure. The authors included 811 patients with heart ...

Oct. 8 -- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Implanting a defibrillator in the first weeks after a heart attack does not improve survival, a major European study shows. Fewer deaths from sudden ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a miniature, soft lithium-ion battery for biomedical applications like heart tissue defibrillation and pacing. The battery, made from ...

Defibrillators and pacemakers help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. Defibrillators deliver a shock if the heart goes into arrhythmia. Pacemakers use electrical impulses to keep the heart from ...