Every year 250,000 people die from cardiac arrest. If you live in Wake County, your chances of surviving are better than most. It is not a matter of new techniques or technology. In fact, common ...

Not too many years ago, the chances of surviving a sudden cardiac event outside of a hospital setting were slim. Realizing the need for a life-saving treatment that could be used almost anywhere, and ...

Belfast, Northern Ireland - Prof J Frank Pantridge, the Irish cardiologist who developed the first portable defibrillator, died on December 26 at the age of 88. Pantridge was widely regarded as the ...

May 12—It's only been a few months since Waseca football coach Brad Wendland was collapsed on the sidelines, desperately in need of medical help as he was hit by sudden cardiac arrest. In the future, ...

They were at home, in the car driving, on the ballfield umpiring and out for a run while training for a marathon. What the four men have in common is they suffered heart attacks. And, they were saved ...

Physio-Control of Redmond, Wash., today announced the LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator has been deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) as the first automated external defibrillator (AED) in space ...

It’s only been a few months since Waseca football coach Brad Wendland collapsed on the sidelines, desperately in need of medical help as he was hit by sudden cardiac arrest. In the future, there will ...