(HealthDay)—Women are more likely than men to experience complications and to die within six months of getting an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to new research that looked at ...

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are proven therapies with clear mortality benefits in patients who have ...

Severe temperature spikes may double or triple the risk of irregular heart rhythm in people with implanted defibrillators. An analysis of health data for more than 2,000 people with implantable ...

BridgeSource Medical's SmartRead system helps ER clinicians quickly identify the manufacturer of pacemakers and defibrillators in a patient.

A new study concludes that millions of Americans would benefit from an implanted device that delivers an electric shock to a heart that has stopped beating effectively. The study looked at people who ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals ...

Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay. But new research finds that on extremely hot days, ...

Each year, tens of thousands of Americans have defibrillators implanted in their chests to regulate heart rhythm. Earlier this year, the death of a 21-year-old from a malfunctioning device focused new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tennessee's high court has ruled that a death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator. The ...

Severe temperature spikes may double or triple the risk of irregular heart rhythm in people with implanted defibrillators. An analysis of health data for more than 2,000 people with implantable ...