Sudden cardiac arrests represent a significant cause of disease in young people, with athletes being at higher risk. For athletes who have previously had cardiac arrest, an implantable cardiac ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On extremely hot days, people with implanted defibrillators face nearly triple the odds for a dangerous arrhythmia known as atrial ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

Denmark national football team player Christian Eriksen collapsed from a heart problem during an international match against Ukraine on the 7th, but he was able to walk off the pitch on his own thanks ...

Abbott is teaming up with AtaCor Medical to develop a next-generation implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) designed to treat dangerous cardiac arrhythmias without routing wires through the ...

The world's largest medical device company has acknowledged that many of its implanted cardiac defibrillators use an unencrypted wireless protocol that could allow an attacker to change the settings ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have become a mainstay in preventing sudden cardiac death in children and individuals with congenital heart disease. Decisions around device implantation ...

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, ...