The special pacemaker inserted into Vice President Dick Cheney last weekend is a proven technology that has been around for more than a decade, Houston cardiologists said Monday. The small, ...

When engineers at Corscience set out to make what they call the world’s smallest automated external defibrillator (AED), they knew that miniaturizing the capacitor that delivers the life-saving shock ...

In New Zealand, ambulance crews treat about seven people a day who are in cardiac arrest, meaning their heart is no longer pumping blood to vital organs. Sadly, fewer than one in eight are likely to ...

If you've seen "ER" or pretty much any other medical show on TV, you've seen dramatic scenes of a defibrillator in action. The paddles placed on the patient's chest. The shout of "Clear!" The ...

Hamilton Medical Center’s cardiac team announced they are the first in the region to introduce the world’s smallest defibrillation lead for patient care - a tool designed to help recipients keep ...

Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are in airports, sports arenas and other public facilities. And someday, proponents say, AEDs may be as common in homes as fire extinguishers and smoke ...