What is cardiac resynchronization therapy? Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is treatment to help restore the normal rhythm (timing pattern) of the heartbeat. A dual chamber pacemaker can help ...

Tom Dodd has backed calls to ensure that there are working publicly accessible defibrillators across the North East.

Background Double sequential defibrillation (DSD) is a promising treatment for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ...

The regulatory rebuke follows a Form 483 that the Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based company was issued last year. (Sarah Silbiger/Stringer/Getty Images News) Zoll Medical, the maker of devices and ...

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Introduction In Denmark, multiple national initiatives have been associated with improved bystander defibrillation and survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in public places.

The First Baptist Church of Deer Park is now equipped with an automated external defibrillator, or AED, thanks to a new countywide initiative from Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, or ...

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of cardiovascular mortality, often triggered by ventricular arrhythmias in the setting of myocardial vulnerability. The wearable ...

Community groups in North Lanarkshire can ensure they’re best-placed to help save a life by applying for a free lifesaving defibrillator from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The Lanarkshire area ...

The state of Tennessee, part of the southern United States, has executed a man with an implanted defibrillator despite concerns that the medical device could attempt to restart his heart, thereby ...