A Long Island hospital is the first in the nation to implant a novel defibrillator outside a patient’s heart and veins. Cardiologists at the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University ...

AtaCor Medical announced today that it entered a financing worth up to $75 million to support its U.S. FDA pivotal study.

PANAMA CITY − A local hospital has successfully incorporated a new technology that officials believe will help save lives. According to a press release from Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, it is the first ...

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has been released from hospital following a successful procedure to fit an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD). The 29-year-old collapsed in the 59th minute of ...

CLEVELAND - A researcher has developed a specialized implant procedure to reset uncontrolled heartbeats in children that experts expect to reduce the death rate. Dr. John Clark of Akron Children's ...

Implantable defibrillators can save lives, but also harbor risks. A major study has found that a special ECG method can help to identify the patients most likely to benefit from these devices.

Device-intensive procedures are core procedures for hospitals in terms of the revenue per procedure they represent and the high margins they can offer, especially from private insurers. However, it is ...