An automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD or AICD) is a permanent device in which a lead (wire) inserts into the right ventricle and monitors the heart rhythm. It is implanted ...

Not all defibrillator pad positions may work equally ... socioeconomic gaps were apparent when looking at access to heart surgery and survival after a procedure. (Heart) Study shows the variations ...

One patient needed open-heart surgery. "Remarkably," wrote cardiologist ... Automated external defibrillators. Found in airports and other public buildings, these devices are designed so that ...

The type of surgery will depend ... a vein and positioned in the heart. The procedure typically takes about an hour and patients can go home the same day. A defibrillator and a pacemaker are ...

Sam Polledri was a keen rugby player who died in February The parents of a keen rugby player who had a fatal heart attack have raised money to install a defibrillator close to where he died.

Coimbatore Medical College Hospital implants CRT-D device for heart failure patient, saving costs and improving health outcomes.