Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds. Photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels Oct. 28 (UPI) --Every minute ...

Sudden cardiac death in elderly patients with recent myocardial infarction and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction can be substantially reduced using implantable cardioverter–defibrillators ...

Ever since the defibrillator for home use was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2002, there has been ongoing debate over the appropriateness of owning the ...

School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...

Scientists think that beams of red light could restore normal heartbeat functions in humans, replacing the use of painful electric shocks. Researchers have already tested this on animals and hope to ...

(Reuters Health) - Cardiac arrest patients may be more likely to survive and avoid permanent disabilities when bystanders use a defibrillator to treat them before an ambulance arrives, a new study ...

A shorter pause in CPR just before a defibrillator delivered an electric shock to a cardiac arrest victim's heart significantly increased survival, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the ...

Every second counts in the life of a victim of cardiac arrest and over the years, UB has seen its share of heart attacks on campus. Until last year, however, chances of survival for victims of cardiac ...

Jim Settles was 11 when his heart suddenly stopped beating. "It was the second week of sixth grade, and they were running laps in the gym. He told me that he had felt tired and winded, so he laid down ...