Dr. Gordon Ewy answers the question: 'Implanted Defibrillator For Prevention?' — -- Question: Will an implanted defibrillator prevent me from having a heart attack? Answer: An implantable ...

A Food & Drug Administration panel approved a Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) bid to expand the indication of its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators to cover patients suffering from ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Minneapolis-based Medtronic’s application to expand the indications for certain pacemakers and defibrillators for patients with heart failure. The ...

Defibrillators and pacemakers help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. Defibrillators deliver a shock if the heart goes into arrhythmia. Pacemakers use electrical impulses to keep the heart from ...

There was an interesting article in the January 4, 2011 edition of the Wall Street Journal that brings to light the significant issue of over-implantation (or perhaps under-implantation) of ...