A Long Island hospital is the first in the nation to implant a novel defibrillator outside a patient’s heart and veins. Cardiologists at the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University ...

“Defibrillation testing can be safely omitted after S-ICD implantation when guided by the PRAETORIAN score,” Knops concluded, ...

CHICAGO (AP) _ A new study has linked widely used, more sophisticated heart defibrillators with a slightly increased risk of hospitalization and death. The study questions the value of a costly ...

The researchers found that women with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator had a lower risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmias or death compared to men. HealthDay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PANAMA CITY − A local hospital has successfully incorporated a new technology that officials believe will help save lives.

Physicians at Mercy Fort Smith are among the first in Arkansas to implant a new type of defibrillator. The Medtronic EV-ICD places a lead under the breastbone instead of inside the heart or veins.

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Mercy Fort Smith is one of the first in Arkansas to offer a new type of defibrillator that protects patients. On Feb 2, Dr. Andre’ Nolewajka and the Mercy Fort Smith ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA cleared an antibiotic-eluting envelope to reduce complications after pacemaker or defibrillator implant.

A novel bipolar conduction system pacing implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead demonstrated short-term safety and ...

Guam Memorial Hospital Authority said it performed its first-ever implantable cardioverter defibrillator procedure, a ...

PANAMA CITY − A local hospital has successfully incorporated a new technology that officials believe will help save lives. According to a press release from Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, it is the first ...