Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds. Photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels Oct. 28 (UPI) --Every minute ...

Results from the multi-center CRT-NEXT study demonstrated that CRT-DX is as safe and effective as conventional three-lead CRT ...

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 ...

The OmniaSecure lead gained the first U.S. approval for placement in the heart’s left bundle branch area, to help activate ...

There have been several cases involving young athletes whose hearts suddenly stop beating while playing sports. Many of those cases involve a specific heart condition that puts young people at risk of ...

CHICAGO (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 doctors, ...

Jesse McIntosh hopes to be like Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. someday. The 8-year-old from Mansfield, Missouri, also wants to be a medical engineer and create devices like the one that ...

Heart & Stroke congratulates Saskatchewan Education Minister Everett Hindley for launching a new program that will empower ...

In a first for medical history, a drone has helped save the life of a cardiac arrest victim. The autonomous drone, created by Everdrone, delivered a defibrillator to a doctor attending a 71-year-old ...