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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“If Lynn’s heart starts beating too fast or is out of rhythm, this implantable defibrillator will shock it back into normal ...