A more than a decade-long medical trial has opened the way for potentially life-saving treatment options for patients with ...

An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator did not improve the primary endpoint overall in the CMR GUIDE trial but younger ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...