The FDA-approved OmniaSecure defibrillation lead from Medtronic is a thin wire that connects an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to the heart.
Cardiac fibrillation describes the deterioration of the heart’s electrical activity, which drives the heart’s periodic pumping. This electrical activity, which is usually organized, becomes ...
ACCORDING to the American Heart Association, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, striking more than 340,000 people each year, or 930 people each day ...
If you haven’t had to perform CPR for a patient who was being shocked by an automated implant­able cardioverter defibrillator (AICD), give it time. Approximately 800,000 people in the United States ...
The St. Tammany Council on Aging (COAST) recently purchased and installed automated external defibrillators, known as AED's, at its COAST activity centers. The devices are designed to be user-friendly ...