Implantable Device Boosts Blood-Pumping Capacity of Failing Hearts
The Optimizer Smart system could help millions of patients with congestive heart failure
The Optimizer Smart system could help millions of patients with congestive heart failure
A customized computer model showing a heart's unique pattern of electrical activity can guide medical intervention
Medical emergency drones are a fantastic idea, but that doesn't mean that we're going to get them
Personalized computer models will let cardiologists test life-saving interventions
The FDA responds to reports of defects plaguing these heart-helping machines
Emergency dispatchers should be able to direct a caller to a public AED
The defibrillators in airports, malls, and offices can save your life—but too many have failed at the crucial moment
Researchers come up with a low-energy pulse sequence to restart hearts and make implants last longer
A bill in San Diego would mandate that large new buildings install emergency-rescue devices
How a device that shocks a failing heart back to life became one of the greatest engineering success stories in medicine