When Was The Defibrillator Invented
Defibrillator may not help many with heart failure
March 18, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
Should You Have an Automatic External Defibrillator in Your Home?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...substantial benefit by having an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in their home. What does... Read more »
CPR and Automatic External Defibrillators: Everyday Lifesavers
By Deanne Stein , Health ExpertI was working on a blog a couple of weeks ago about CPR. I was just about done with it and when it... Read more »
Exercise and Fitness Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk - But are Not Guarantees
By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...not stopped (i.e. via electric shock delivered by a defibrillator) leads to irreversible brain... Read more »
Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...grafts and other nonvalvular cardiac devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers. These... Read more »
CT Scanning Could Cause Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...electronic medical devices, including pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators, and... Read more »
Health Guide
Heart Pacemakers and ICD's Patient Guide
...a certain rate, the pacer will fire and raise the heart rate. What is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)? Somewhat more complex than pacemakers, ICDs are devices that monitor the... Read more »Meet Cardiologist Dr. Steven Kang
...advanced heart disease such as cardiac catheterization, ablation, and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, Dr. Kang believes that the best way to treat heart disease is to prevent it. He... Read more »Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
...and Drug Administration. FDA Issues Nationwide Notification of Recall of Certain Guidant Implantable Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators. Rockville, MD: National... Read more »Arrhythmia Patient Guide
...is permanently attached from the pacemaker directly into the right atrium. Automatic implantable defibrillators are used to correct both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Also surgically... Read more »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...reduced by using a variety of medications. For patients at highest risk, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator can be life saving. For slow or blocked heart rhythms, a pacemaker may... Read more »Related News
High-Tech Heart Help
May 11, 2007WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The same technology that allows people to wirelessly surf the internet is now being used to reduce... Read summary »
Headphones and Pacemakers
November 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People may want to use extra caution when listening to music with mp3 headphones if they have implantable cardioverter devices... Read summary »
Combo Heart Device
May 05, 2008CINCINNATI (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Charles Williams has been playing bass guitar since he was 6. But not long ago, heart trouble brought his... Read summary »
Implanted Defibrillator not for all
March 27, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study may help doctors determine who is a good candidate for an implanted defibrillator -- and who is not. Data collected... Read summary »
New Heart Procedure Brings Results
October 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A newer procedure that targets pulmonary veins may be more beneficial to patients with atrial fibrillation than a more... Read summary »
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