The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Nov. 24, studied patient outcomes for three methods of defibrillation: standard defibrillation; double sequential external defibrillation ...

OBJECTIVETo determine the use of epinephrine (adrenaline) before defibrillation for treatment of in-hospital cardiac arrest due to a ventricular arrhythmia and examine its association with patient ...

Patients treated by female doctors have a lower mortality rate when compared to patients treated by their male counterparts, a new study suggests. Researchers found this was especially true for female ...

Despite advances in defibrillation technology, shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation remains common during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Double sequential external defibrillation (DSED; rapid ...

Medtronic this week launched its OmniaSecure defibrillation lead in the U.S., describing it as the world's smallest.

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

LANSING — A new type of heart defibrillator was implanted for the first time in Michigan during a December procedure at E.W. Sparrow Hospital. The device is able to give a more normal life to people ...

Credit: Element Sciences. The system uses a proprietary algorithm to detect and classify shockable arrhythmias. The Jewel Patch-WCD is designed to be worn continuously for up to a week at a time ...