DANISH football star Christian Eriksen collapsed midway through a friendly with Ukraine, clutching his chest and falling to the turf before cameras panned away. Players huddled around the ...

A new external defibrillator that is worn like a vest is helping to save the lives of heart disease sufferers, according to a Raleigh doctor who recommends it to many patients. A new external ...

FLINT, MI -- The city is upgrading emergency response tools for firefighters on Flint ambulances that went into service just nine months ago. Mayor Sheldon Neeley and Fire Chief Theron Wiggins ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart. Randy Faris/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heart patients who get a defibrillator from doctors who specialize in the heart's electrical system fare better than those whose devices are implanted by other types of doctors, ...

Cardiologists at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit say they discovered that the iPhone 12 has the ability to deactivate implantable cardiac devices when held too close to a person’s chest. Apple’s ...

Candidates for defibrillators include those who have had a heart attack or who have had an episode of rapid heart beating or are at risk for that, experts said. The devices are implanted under the ...

During the testing phase, the research team was able to make one Medtronic device release sensitive patient information off its computer chip, and got it to fire improperly and run its battery down ...

Your heart's job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you're relaxing, and sometimes it's faster when you're exercising or stressed ...