All of its crew perished, including Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. A former combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, he ...

An automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD or AICD) is a permanent device in which a lead (wire) inserts into the right ventricle and monitors the heart rhythm. It is implanted ...

Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and offer the potential for painless termination of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Reduction in ...

Cardioverter defibrillators are small battery-powered devices implanted in the chest. They are designed to detect irregular heartbeats and deliver electric shocks to restore the heart’s regular rhythm ...

Implantable cardiac devices play a significant role in decreasing the morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. Tissue-device interactions leading to systemic ...

Researchers have found in a new study that receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) within the last six ...

Older cancer decedents with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) receive more aggressive end-of-life care.