Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel adhesive-based wearable cardioverter defibrillator exceeded its safety and efficacy performance goals.

With heart disease being a major killer in this nation, home defibrillators are promising to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrests. On Monday, Medical Correspondent Dr. Emily Senay kicks off ...

Sudden cardiac arrest causes about 250,000 deaths annually, including 7,000 deaths in children. Now a new recommendation from the American Heart Association says that automatic external defibrillators ...

DALLAS, March 28, 2016 -- A wearable automatic defibrillator may be an option for patients who are at risk for life-threatening heart rhythm abnormalities but are not good candidates for an ...

Automatic external defibrillators are becoming widely used in many walks of life, including supermarkets and airports. Automatic external defibrillators provide an essential part of the chain of life ...

What is an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) ? An Automatic External Defibrillator is an electronic device that delivers a small electric shock to the heart that can re-establish a normal rhythm ...

A wearable automatic defibrillator may be an alternative to an implantable cardiac defibrillator for a small group of patients, say researchers. There are few large, randomized and controlled clinical ...