A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, ...

WASHINGTON — Malfunctions in implanted heart defibrillators were on the rise even before this summer’s massive recall by Guidant, government and Harvard University scientists reported yesterday. About ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA cleared an antibiotic-eluting envelope to reduce complications after pacemaker or defibrillator implant.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators do not appear to be associated with a reduced risk of death in women with advanced heart failure, according to a meta-analysis of previously published research.

Implantable defibrillators can be a lifesaver for heart patients. Recently, thousands were recalled because some malfunctioned. A new defibrillator is on the market that alerts doctors of any problems ...

Defibrillation is the most effective way to treat SCA and must be done within six minutes after a heart attack, according to the Ginsberg American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Without immediate ...

The current monitoring of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators may be underestimating device problems, according to UC San Francisco ...

David Hasselhoff is a heart attack waiting to happen — and doctors have warned him to slow down or face an untimely end. The former Baywatch star, 66, recently received a defibrillator implant in a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with ventricular arrhythmias who wore a cardioverter defibrillator were generally likely to comply with ...

Boston Scientific Corp. subsidiary Guidant LLC pleaded guilty on Monday to criminal misdemeanor charges for its failure to notify the government about short-circuiting problems in three of its ...