North Shore University Hospital’s cardiology team became the first to complete a procedure using the novel OmniaSecure defibrillation lead on Jan. 7, a landmark in the field of electrophysiology. The ...

4th August 1946: Blood pressure testing. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4201 A Baby Is Born At Home - pub 1946 (Photo by Merlyn Severn/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A new study of ...

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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 ...

Most patients with a cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the addition of a defibrillator, according to results from the CeRtiTuDe cohort study presented for the ...

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 ...

Patients who are treated by a female physician could live longer and have a reduced risk of hospitalization, new research has found. These benefits were seen more in female patients compared to males, ...

A new observational study suggests the position in which responders initially place the two defibrillator pads on the body may make a significant difference in returning spontaneous blood circulation ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...