Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Are There Defibrillators Without Leads?' — -- Question: I have heard that some defibrillators may not need leads to be placed in the heart. Is this true, ...

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 ...

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today announced new data supporting its Aurora and OmniaSecure defibrillation technology offerings.

Kestra Medical Technologies today announced primary results from a post-approval study of its wearable cardioverter ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A jolt from an implanted defibrillator is a very bad sign -- heart failure patients are about six times more likely to die after they receive their first life-saving shock, ...

Dick Cheney's fear that terrorists could hack into his personal heart defibrillator ended up inspiring a classic plotline in ...

The condition is the most severe form of arrhythmia and a common cause of cardiac death. Fetterman's outcome could have been ...