WASHINGTON, DC — Levels of several biomarkers of inflammation, neurohormonal status, and cardiac injury, collectively and together, were independent predictors of all-cause mortality but, with one ...

In patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the life-saving therapeutic shocks also come to be a major cause of patient morbidity. Now the results of a clinical trial presented ...

The risk of traffic accidents is increased by 50% in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) compared to age and gender matched controls, according to a Danish nationwide ...

Byron Black's implanted defibrillator did not shock him during his lethal injection by the state of Tennessee Aug. 5, according to his attorney who said she evaluated data from the medical device. The ...

The “uneven playing field” related to demographics could be smoothed by stroke networks and standardized care.

SAN DIEGO, CA—Catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias is beneficial for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, affirms a new meta-analysis updated to include the VANISH2 trial results. Compared ...