I've seen emergency defibrillators in public places, but I've also heard that some people need to wear them or have them ...

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 ...

When a huge Halloween storm in 1957 caused a citywide blackout in Minneapolis, the power outage proved fatal for a University of Minnesota hospital patient who was dependent on an external device.

The patients who made the biggest news at last week’s meeting of the American Heart Association in Miami were those who can talk about their “tickers” without being cute. They are the growing number, ...

A death row prisoner in Tennessee can be executed despite having an implanted heart device that his lawyers say is likely to prolong his suffering, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a first-of ...

‘It’s quite a story when you think about it, but not when you’re living it’ Veryl Rosenbaum, a lively resident at Vista Grande in Cortez, was kind enough to share parts of her colorful story, though ...

The new pacemaker holds promise for newborn babies with congenital heart defects. The tiny pacemaker works along with a small wearable patch on the patient's chest. The patch detects irregular ...

The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can become a race against time to restore balance. For decades, doctors have ...

In a remarkable medical breakthrough, engineers have developed a light-activated pacemaker so tiny that doctors can inject it into the body through a syringe. Remarkably, the device simply dissolves ...